Europe 18901945 - Spotlight History Author:Stephen J. Lee In a unique style, this work focuses on the key topics within the period. Each topic is then comprehensively explored to provide background, essay writing advice and examples, source work and historical skills exercises. From 1890 to 1945, the key topics featured include: the origins and impact of the First World War; the Russian Revolution and ... more »the rise of Stalin; the Weimar Republic and the rise of Hitler; Mussolini and Fascist Italy and Stalin and the Soviet Union, 1928-41.« less