HIS 220 - History of the World Since 1900

Institution:

Holyoke Community College

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Description:

This is a study of the major economic, political, social, religious, intellectual and artistic developments which have occurred throughout the world since the beginning of the twentieth century. This course addresses such issues as the World Wars, the Cold War, major revolutions and ideologies, colonialism and the struggle against it, industrialization and the growth of a world economy, modernism and the fundamentalist reaction against it, human population growth, and the ways in which the everyday lives of most people have been altered by instantaneous communication, literacy, rapid transportation, urbanization, mass production, advertising and computers.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.hcc.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 552-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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