HIST 103 - World Civilizations III

This course will provide an introduction to the history of the Modern World from the 19th to the 21st century. The course will emphasize the political,economic, and cultural revolutions that have characterized modern socieities, and  it will address points of comparison between nations and regions of the world in an era of increasing globalization.  Points of contact between cultures and the broader forces that help to define those contacts-trade, migration, patterns of disease, imperialism,  genocide, and global conflict-will also be discussed. The class will also consider the nature of history and its methods as an academic discipline.

Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Winter Day
Designed to Serve This class is designed to serve transfer students and all those interested in a history class.
Active Date 20190613T09:59:34

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 38
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA

• Diversity & Globalism
• Social Science Area I

1. The Industrial Revolution & the Transformation of Europe, c. 1760-1850
2. Africa, the Ottoman Empire and the New Imperialism, c. 1800-1914
3. Asia & the Pacific in the Imperial Age, c. 1800-1914
4. The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, c. 1810-1900
5. The First World War & the Russian Revolution
6. National Struggles in Asia, c. 1914-1939
7. The Great Depression & World War II, c. 1929-1945
8. The Cold War and Decolonization, c. 1945-1968
9. Liberalization, c. 1968-2000
10. The Contemporary World in Historical Perspective