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Just because Columbus left in 1492, Italy did not fall apart. It wasn’t, however, able to put itself together for a long time. When it finally did, it went too far: Mussolini. Is contemporary Italy the right reaction to Mussolini? In this course, explanations are explored. GE: History/Euro-American
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Covers the period of Romanov rule from 1613–1917; deals with the establishment of autocracy in Russia and Russia’s movement toward westernization and industrialization. The reform of Peter the Great, the Enlightenment of Catherine the Great, the reaction of Nicholas I, the liberalism of Alexander II, and the demise of Nicholas II are discussed, along with Russian foreign policy . GE: History/Euro-American
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The aim of this course is to survey the historical development of China, Japan, and Korea in their “classic” times. The first half of the course surveys these areas from the prehistoric era to the intrusion of the West in modern times. The second half is devoted to the impact of Western intrusion upon these cultures and thei r metamorphosi s—either real or imagined—caused by it. The course concludes in the period between the World Wars. GE: History/Non-Weste
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A survey of colonial America emphasizing the role of the colonies in the British Empire and the social, economic, intellectual, and political factors that influenced later American history.
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The American “Revolution” is usually seen as an island entire unto itself—the outpouring of a spirit of liberty against an oppressive monarchy. It is, however, an integral part of the workings of larger 18th-century intellectual, commercial, and diplomatic activities. The events of Europe and America do interlock (whatever George Washington may have said to the contrary). In this course, the war for American independence is discussed in the European context; the American Revolution will be discussed in the North American context
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An in-depth study of the United States in World War I and the interwar period. Major topics include the diplomatic events preceding the World Wars, ballyhoo and reality in the 1920s, causes and effects of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the New Deal.
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Major events and trends of the post-World War II era, including the war and its aftermath, the onset of the Cold War, and the domestic and foreign policies of presidential administrations from Truman are discussed. Some major problems, such as urban decay and civil rights for minorities, are considered in the context of the period.
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The first half of this course traces man from the caves to the pyramids, to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Minotaur of Crete. The second half of the course moves from Troy to Periclean Athens and Sparta of Leonidas—Marathon, Thermopylae are precursors to Alexander the Great with whom this course ends. GE: History/Euro-American.
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The first half of Roman history traces Rome from Romulus and Remus (and the she-wolf) through the forty stabs of Caesar—the Republic shall succumb to a surfeit of Gracci, Mariuses, Sullas, Pompeys, and the like. The second half (the imperial one) succumbs to one-too-many orgies, poisonings, lions, and Christians and Germanic invasions from the North. GE: History/Euro-American
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This course is a study of the rise of American political and constitutional institutions. Special emphasis is given to the emergence of political parties, economic policies, the democratic implications of the Age of Jackson, and the origin of issues leading to the Civil War.
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