HIST241 Global History Since 1900 3CR

This course focuses on global history since 1900 to understand the recent past world affairs and their relevance to our current time. We will start with the legacies of industrialization and imperialism in the nineteenth century and the making of the new world, then discuss the two world wars in the first half of the century, along with increasing nationalist movements, revolutions, and important economic, social and cultural changes around the world in the rest of the twentieth century and the beginning of our current century. We will emphasize global and transnational linkages and comparisons while investigating local and national dynamics. The course is based on discussions, presentations, and critiques, centered on in-depth historical analysis of primary sources and featuring regular debates on current world news. It also includes students’ peer review of each other’s papers. It is a student-centered and civically engaged learning experience, helping them learn the craft of historians (such as evaluating and contextualizing primary and secondary sources), gain a critical understanding of important global issues, and develop important analytical and communication skills in the process of independent research, group presentation, and open critique. [Formerly titled 20th Century World History]

Prerequisites: LLW-100 & FRSM-100

Critique

Undergraduate Elective
Fall & Spring