HIST 102 : WORLD HISTORY II (H)

A survey of the World History from the middle of the seventeenth century to the present day. The course begins with four major events: the end of the Thirty Years’ War in Europe, the arrival of the East India Company in Chennai, the Powhatan Wars and Pequot War in North America, and the end of the Ming Dynasty in China. Other major topics include but are not limited to the English Civil War, the Haitian Revolution, nationalism, imperialism, the two twentieth century World Wars, the Russian Revolution, the global Cold War, and the post-9/11 world today. This course investigates and analyzes the history of the entire world with a primary goal of building historical training to then apply learned skills in contemporary public life. This will be accomplished through course readings, developing research skills, reflective writings to develop one’s professional voice, written exams, and interactive lectures.