WOH 2022 - World History Since 1500

Institution:

Indian River State College

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Description:

This course teaches the fundamentals of World History since 1500. It examines major events in both East and West so that students can better understand the development of world politics, economics and cultural systems. The course is taught in a comparative manner so that students can realize the impact that both East and West have had upon one another. Prerequisite: Student must score into college-level English and reading on placement test. WOH 2040 World in the 20th Century (P) 3 credits This course teaches the major political, economic, diplomatic, military, social and intellectual developments and events of the 20th century. A chronological approach to several major themes which comprise the history of the modern world: the decline of European hegemony in the course of two major wars and a world depression; a half-century of superpower hostility following the outbreak of the cold war; the transformation of global politics in light of the collapse of the U.S.S.R. and the end of the Cold War; and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism with terrorism patterns.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.irsc.edu

Phone Number:

(772) 462-4772

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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