HGP 111 - World History and Culture II GT-HI1

3 Credit(s)

A study of Western and Eastern civilizations from 1500 to the present, with emphasis on cultural and institutional developments. See the emergence of the modern world from the European Renaissance to today. Students will gain an understanding of the origins of modern Europe through the Renaissance, European Reformations, and overseas exploration and colonization. They will learn about the U.S., French, and Spanish American Revolutions, the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution, and the catastrophes of World War I and World War II. They will also gain an understanding of European imperialism and its impact on Africa, India, China, and the Middle East, and the resulting independence movements that ended imperialism. Finally, students will examine conflict in the modern era from the Cold War through the changes brought on by September 11.