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2015-2016 Vincennes University Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Vincennes University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 236 - World Civilization II


3 hrs (Sem I, II)
Seventeenth Century absolutism, science and economics, the Enlightenment and the French Revolution; Romanticism, the Industrial Revolution; revolutions of the nineteenth century; colonialism and imperialism and their effects on under-developed areas; the prelude to World War I and the war itself; twentieth century world politics and the cold war; independence movements in Africa and Asia; recent social and cultural developments. 3 lecture hours.

Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in READ 011 , or SAT Reading score of 420 or greater, or appropriate placement test scores.