Dec 05, 2024  
2024-2025 Vincennes University Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Vincennes University 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): Students must qualify for ENGL 101 .