A Concise History of Finland - The 11th to the 21st Century by Varis, Soile -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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A Concise History of Finland: the 11th to the 21st Century Contents 1. The Era of Swedish Rule 2. Finland as a Pawn in Superpower Politics

Autonomy Life in the Grand Duchy

3. The Rise of the Finnish Identity and National Awakening

National Awakening Central Figures

4. The Turning Point in the Society and the Economy

The Reforms in the 1860s Fennomans, Svekomans, and Liberals Heading towards the Civil Society Economy The Changing Society The First Period of Oppression (1899 – 1905) Attitudes toward Russification Parliament Reform in 1906 The Second Period of Oppression (1908 – 1917) Jaeger Movement

5. Finland's Independence Movement

Independent Finland The 1918 Civil War in Finland Brief and Bloody Civil War The Fight for a Constitution German King

6. From Dichotomy to Unification

Young Republic The Improving Standard of Living Art as a Consumer Good The Power of Entertainment Left and Right Wing Radicalism Expand Finland, Liberate Viena Lapua Movement Foreign Policy in the 1920s and 1930s

7. Finland in the Second World War

Towards the Winter War 105 Days of Fighting Cease-fire Period Continuation War Withdrawal from the War "The Years of Danger" The Rise of the Left Wing YYA Treaty 1948 Comprehensive War Reparations Reconstruction

8. Building Up the Welfare State

Detent Frozen Nights Note Crisis Fight for Neutrality Trade Policy Finlandization Structural Change Cultural Shift

9. Finland's New International Role

After Kekkonen's Period From Soviet Union to Russia European Union Economic Recession in the 1990s Finland and Globalization

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