HIS 120 - Introduction to Modern World History

Credit(s): 3

This course examines the political, economic, cultural, and intellectual development of nations across the world in the years since 1900, as well as the emergence of non-governmental centers of power, such as terrorist groups and international corporations. Topics include The Scramble for Africa, World War I, the increasing importance of China and India in the Far East, the evolution of Israeli/Arab hostility, the independence movements in Africa, and global interrelations of the 21st century.

Offered: F, Sp, Su