Europe in Ferment

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Europe has only a few more years to live. 1917-22: Revolutions and Counter-Revolutions
1929. Economic Collapse.
1931. Credit crises.
1932 Disarmament Conf. Mattsers come to a head.

Civilisations moral phenomena.
Significance of technological achievements depends on human ends.
Reality underlying them is “spiritual”.

I. What happened to the world?

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The State and Minority activity

The First shock: the war was possible

The Second Shock: Peace was not possible

The Third Shock: All Problems are one

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Original Publication: August, 1931
KPA: 02/19
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FR « L'Europe en pleine effervescence »