HIST 110 - Modern World History

Institution:

Emory & Henry College

Subject:

Description:

Political, philosophical, and cultural legacies of modern American, Asian, African, and European civilizations; social, political, and economic contributions of selected civilizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas; culture and ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation, European exploration, and the origins of capitalism and colonization; cultural ideas of the Enlightenment and the intellectual revolution of the 17th and 19th centuries; sources, results, and influences of the American and French revolutions; social consequences of the Industrial Revolution and its impact on politics and culture; global influence of European ideologies of the 19th and 20th centuries (liberalism, republicanism, social democracy, Marxism, nationalism, Communism, Fascism, and Nazism); origins, effects, aftermath, and significance of the two world wars, the Korea and Vietnam conflicts, and the post-Cold War era.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ehc.edu

Phone Number:

(276) 944-4121

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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