HIS 105 - World History II

Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3

Description: This course covers world history from circa 1500 A.D. to the present, focusing on the development of a system of interrelationships based on western expansion and on the economic, social, political, and cultural aspects of each era.

Prerequisite(s): Take RDG 100 and ENG 100 with a minimum grade of C.

Course Topics:

Transformation of Europe in the early modern era.
Impact of European penetration in Africa and the Americas.
Society in Ming and Ch’ing China and in Tokugawa Japan.
Origins, course and impact of the French Revolution.
Industrial Revolution in the West
Steps leading to the unification of Germany.
Responses of China and Japan to Western imperialism.
Origins, course and impact of the First World War.
Path to autonomy in India, China and Japan.
Origins, course and impact of the Second World War.
Origins and impact of the Cold War.
Collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the bipolar world.

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website

Required Materials:
None

Grading System:
An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.

A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = 0 - 59

Student Learning Outcomes:

Examine the rise of global contact and conflict, 1500-1800.
Explain how revolutions reshaped the early modern world, 1750-1870.
Assess the impact of Industry and Empire in the making of the modern world, 1780-1900.
Identify and describe world contacts and conflicts, 1900-1937.
Describe the perils and promises of a global system in the modern era.

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Official Course Syllabus
2023-2024