Palmer Study Guides The following study guides are available in pdf format. They are abridged versions of Palmer and Colton's A History of the Modern World. They were abridged by John Pearson. Chapter 1 - The Rise of Europe Chapter 2 - The Upheaval in Christendom 1300 - 1560 Chapter 3 - Economic Renewal and the Wars of Religion 1560 - 1648 Chapter 4 - The Establishment of West - Europe Leadership Chapter 5 - The Transformation of Eastern Europe 1648 - 1740 Chapter 6 - The Struggle for Wealth and Empire Chapter 7 - The Scientific View of the World Chapter 8 - The Age of the Enlightenment Chapter 9 - The French Revolution Chapter 10 - Napoleonic Europe Chapter 11 - Reaction Versus Progress 1815 - 1848 Chapter 12 - Revolutions and Reimposition of Order Chapter 13 - The Consolidation of the Large Nation States Chapter 14 - European Civilization, 1871 - 1914 Chapter 15 - Europe's World Supremacy Chapter 16 - The First World War Chapter 17 - Russian Revolution Chapter 18 - Apparent Victory of Democracy Chapter 19 - Democracy and Dictatorship Chapter 20 - The Second World War