HIS 125 - The Emergence of the Modern World

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Wesleyan College

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Goal To analyze and evaluate the many forms of evidence which historians use to interpret and write history within the context of the early modern and modern periods. Content Through an analysis of various types of historical documentation such as newspapers, diaries, speeches, journals, a wide variety of governmental records, oral histories, film, television, photographs, and art, students will encounter the world's civilizations since 1650. In examining major historical issues such as "Western" hegemony in the modern world, the social and political context ofthe emergence of modern political ideologies, war and revolution in the twentieth century, and the "New World Order," students willbe asked to evaluate the many forms of evidence which historians use to interpret and write history. Taught Spring. Gen. Ed. Category Critical thinking. Credit 3 hours.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.wesleyancollege.edu

Phone Number:

(478) 477-1110

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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