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3.00 Credits
A study of American foreign policy since World War II.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of Asian civilization from ancient times to the present day; western colonialism; the rise of the nationalist movement; and the establishment of modern states.
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3.00 Credits
The 20th century saw Asian societies move from colonial or semi-colonial dependence to independence. This course will trace this development and will examine the various paths that the emerging nations of Asia took as they sought to establish themselves. The impact of the world wars, the Cold War, and the emerging global economy will be central to the course.
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3.00 Credits
Development of society and state in Russia from their origins to the twentieth century.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the facinating modern history fo the land situated between Germany and Russia focusing on diverse ethnic groups, such as Poles, Croats, Slovaks, Serbs, Slovenes, Ukrainians, and Hungarians. The major themes include struggles for national independence, the impact of Soviet control after World War II, and the reassertion of national sovereignty after the end of the Cold War.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of Latin America, beginning with the pre-Columbian Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations and their conquest by Spain, and proceeding through the development of colonial Spanish and Portuguese society and the growing tensions that led to the struggle for independence.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of Latin America since the 1820s that emphasizes the social, economic, and political development of Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Central America and the Caribbean. Some of the themes emphasized will be Latin American economic underdevelopment, military rule, revolution, the struggle for democracy, and Liberation Theology.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of 1,100 years of Mexican history beginning with the ancient Toltec, Mayan and Aztec civilizations and proceeding through colonial Mexican history under Spanish rule. Emphasis is on Mexico since independence and will cover the loss of Texas, the U.S.-Mexican War, the Porfiriato, the 1910 Mexican Revolution, the PRI's seventy years of one-party rule, the transition to democracy, corruption, migration to the United States, NAFTA, and Narco traffic.
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey of Japanese history from antiquity to the present time. Examined are origins of the Japanese nation, the interplay between indigenous elements and outside influences in the making of Japanese culture and institutions, challenges of the modern age and Japanese reactions, militarism and imperialism, the "miracle" of post-war economic recovery and growth, as well as the ongoing dialogue between traditional and modernity in a rapidly changing world.
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey of Japanese history from antiquity to the present time. Examined are origins of the Japanese nation, the interplay between indigenous elements and outside influences in the making of Japanese culture and institutions, challenges of the modern age and Japanese reactions, militarism and imperialism, the "miracle" of post-war economic recovery and growth, as well as the ongoing dialogue between traditional and modernity in a rapidly changing world.
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