Paper-I (50-Marks)

• The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era (1789-1815): 

  • The causes of the French Revolution 
  • The consequences of the Revolution 
  • Napoleon rise to power 
  • Creation of Empire 
  • The Continental system 
  • The fall of Napoleon 

• The Concert of Europe (1815-1830): 

  • The Congress of Vienna 
  • Metternich’s Era 
  • The Concert of Europe and Congress System 
  • Balance of Power 

• Forces of Continuity and Change in Europe (1815-1848):

  • Nationalism
  • Liberalism 
  • Romanticism 
  • Socialism 
  • Industrial Revolution 
  • Colonialism 
  • Consequences 

• The Eastern Question (1804-1856): 

  • The nature of the Eastern question 
  • The Crimean War 
  • Russo Turkish War 1877 
  • Consequences 

• Unification of Italy: 

  • The effects of the revolution of 1848 
  • The obstacles to unification 
  • Cavour and the unification of Italy 
  • The Process of Italian unification (1859-1871) 

• Unification of Germany: 

  • The rise of Bismarck 
  • Diplomatic events 
  • The Austro - Prussian War (1866) 
  • The Franco - Prussian War (1870-1871) 
  • The triumph of Bismarck and the process of unification 

• The Origins of First World War (1890-1914): 

  • Formation of Alliances and Counter Alliances 
  • The Balkans War (1912-1913)
  • The outbreak of World War I

Paper-II (50-Marks)

• The First World War and its aftermath: 

  • The War (1914-1918) and peace treaties 
  • The League of Nations 

• Dictatorships in Europe: 

  • Fascism in Italy under Mussolini 
  • Hitler, Nazism and Germany 
  • Russia, Marxism Revolution and its working under Stalin 
  • Great Depression and its effects on Europe 
  • Appeasement 
  • The Arm race 
  • The Sudetenland Crisis (1938) 
  • The distraction of Czechoslovakia (1939) 

• The Second World War and its Effects on Europe: 

  • The Main Events of the War 
  • Impact of war 

• Post-War Europe: 

  • The post-war settlements 
  • The United Nations 
  • Economic Recovery of Europe, Marshall Plan
  • German Question 
  • NATO 
  • Decolonization 

• Cold War Europe (1955-1991): 

  • Effects of the cold war 
  • Warsaw Pact (1955) 
  • The European Economic Community (EEC)
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation Agreement 
  • Charles Degaule and France 
  • Spread of communist regimes in Europe

• Europe (1991-2012): 

  • The Gorbachev and Disintegration of USSR 
  • The reunification of Germany
  • The Balkan crisis of 1990s 
  • The European Union 
  • Role of Europe in War against terrorism 
  • Global Economic Crisis and Europe

This is the complete syllabus for preparation of CSS European History.

The Candidates should prepare thoroughly to succeed in the examination.

Therefore, here are a few suggested books you can buy for better learning about CSS European History from your favorite Multan Kitab Ghar online bookstore.

Suggested Reading Books for CSS European History Syllabus 2025

• A History of Modern Europe (1789-1991) by H.L. Peacock,
• The Struggle for Mastery in Europe: 1848-1918 by A.J.P Taylor,
• The Cold War: Ideological Conflict or Power Struggle by Normali A. Grabener
• The USSR: A Share History by Vladimir Polrtayen,
• Development in Russian Politics by Stephen White,
• Mastering Modern European History by Stuart Miller,
• A Textbook of European History by Southgate, G.W.
• Aspects of European History 1789-1980 by Stephen J. Lee
• Europe since Napoleon by Thompson, D.
• European Union: European politics by Tim Bale.
• Modern Europe in the Making from the French Revolution to the Common Market by Fasal, G.
• The Norton History of Modern Europe by Gilbert, F.
• The Origins of the Second World War by Taylor, A.J.P.
• The Rise and Fall of Great Powers by Paul Kennedy.