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3.00 Credits
The transition of economics, institutions, society and culture, c.1300-c.1500; the “new monarchies”;reform and revolt, c.1500-c.1650; social patterns and popular culture; the “Scientific Revolution.” 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era; the rise of liberalism, Marxism, and other forms of socialism; Italian and German unification; imperialism; the background of the Great War. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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The causes, course and results of the two world wars; the Russian Revolution; Hitler and Mussolini, the Cold War; Europe’s role in the contemporary world. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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The vast area lying between the German border on the west and the Russian border on the east and extending north to Poland and south to the Balkans, has a unique and rich history which, for the most part, has been ignored by traditional Western historians. Rather than approaching Central Europe as a collection of nation-states, this course will consider broad historical themes and patterns of conflict, cohabitation, and cooperation. The meeting ground between East and West, Central Europe provides a context for understanding current issues and worldwide conflicts. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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An introduction to historiography and historical method through guided readings in primary sources and secondary literature. This course is organized around topics which will give the student experience in the recognition, critique, and writing of historical narrative. Use of the computer in historical research will be stressed. This required course for History majors is to be taken senior year. Prerequisite: ENGL 111 and division approval. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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This course is about the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The first part of the course will cover the settling of the Great Plains; the burgeoning industrial revolution; and the emergence of big business, taking into account the many opportunities and abuses which resulted from these developments. The period was also characterized by a high degree of domestic turmoil as the military suppressed the Indians; racist and xenophobic groups targeted minorities and immigrants; and workers and farmers fought for their causes. The second part of the course will focus on American expansionism, including the Spanish- American War, and on the reforms of the Progressive Era during the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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An intensive study of the recent past. The course considers such subjects as America and World War II; the development of the Cold War and the Vietnam involvement; the nature of the Eisenhower era, the Kennedy years, and the protest period of the 1960s, and the difficulties of the Nixon-Ford-Carter administrations of the 1970s; the Reagan era of the 1980s and the aftermath. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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The history of China, including origins of its society and culture; the development of classical Chinese civilization during the age of feudalism; the development of China’s “super-powertatus during the age of bureaucratic empire; the setbacks and struggles during the interregnum of the Western onslaught;, and China’s reemergence as a superpower today. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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A study of the gigantic upheavals in society and culture that comprise Asia’s ongoing response to the challenge of Western power. Highlighted will be Gandhian nonviolent resistance, Maoist guerilla warfare, Japanese militarism, and the subsequent economic counter-challenge of the Japanese-led Pacific rim. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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The composition of colonial rule and systems of administration; the rise of nationalist movements and the emergence of independent nations; the new nations of Africa and current social, political, and environmental problems. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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