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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The history of the U.S. from the Gilded Age to the New Deal, a turbulent era that witnessed-among other things-the wild west, unionization, the Populists, Teddy Roosevelt, the Spanish-American War, progressivism, feminism, the Great War, the Roaring Twenties, eugenics, the Great Depression, and FDR. The course emphasizes such themes as the emergence of the U.S. as a world power, the increased role of the federal government, and above all, the ebb and flow of reform and reaction. Fall, even years.
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3.00 Credits
American history during the tumultuous years from the outbreak of World War II to the present, emphasizing the role of the U.S. abroad in the Cold War and the ongoing struggles by the American people at home for social justice. Some of the topics that we will cover are WWII, McCarthyism, the Korean War, the Fifties, Camelot, the Great Society, the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Sixties, Women's Liberation, Watergate, the New Right, the impeachment of President Clinton, and the rise and fall of liberalism. Spring, odd years.
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3.00 Credits
Contemporary discussions of globalization often lack historical and regional perspective. This course provides just that: an examination of the economic, religious, diplomatic, military and cultural relationships among and between Asians and the rest of the world from ca. 600 to the present time. Focus on India, China, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Pakistan. We will address imperial domination and revolutionary resistance, economic and ethnic nationalism, current dynamics, and the role of historical memory, as in the legacy of World War II. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the history of Europe, from its ancient origins to its current reunification and role as a major force in world history. Particular attention will be paid to its formation following the decline of the Roman Empire in the West; its theocratic experiment as Christendom; its Crusading wars, Renaissance, overseas expansion, revolutions in economics, politics, religion, education, science and the arts that gave birth to the modern world. Fall.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of one of the most important turning points in history, when revolutions in European thought, science, technology, economics, religion, politics, society and social values gave birth to modern Western civilization, global history, and continuing crises for the world's civilizations. Spring, odd years.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the French Revolution of 1789, the modern democratic revolution that profoundly changed not only French society but also transformed Europe and gave birth to modern nationalism and continuing movements for social-political reform and revolution. Spring, even years.
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3.00 Credits
The pre-Columbian Indian cultures of the New World; the Spanish and Portuguese conquest and colonial empires; the political and cultural divergence that followed independence; the economic and social problems of the Latin American republics and the course of their relations with the United States. Fall.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the richness of African history before its wholesale colonization by Europeans. This course explores societies across the continent, including ancient Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Kongo, Zimbabwe, the Zulu kingdom, and the trading city states of the Swahili coast, as well as smaller stateless societies. We explore the role of long-distance trade in shaping the political, economic, social and cultural history of African societies, including the trans-Saharan, Indian Ocean and transatlantic trade. The course begins with ancient Egypt and ends with the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, and the beginnings of European colonization, Fall.
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3.00 Credits
After 1885, European colonization changed the political map and history of Africa; postcolonial governments continue to struggle with this and other legacies of colonialism, while facing new challenges. Using documentary and feature film, novels, memoirs and scholarly texts, this course provides an introduction to the history of colonial and post-colonial Africa.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the role of women in the history of Western and other major world civilizations such as India, China, Africa and Islam. The course will conclude with an analysis of the historical origins and development of the modern feminist movement. Spring, odd years.
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