HIS 204 The Modern World: WWI to the Present
World War I challenged the political, social, economic, and cultural constructs of the western world. Since its end, both eastern and western civilizations have faced changing realities causing a Second World War, a Cold War, and then a globalized market place. This class analyzes the changing face of the world as it emerged from the 1920s then transformed through conflagration, poverty, and prosperity for the rest of the century. The class focuses on the first world powers but offers explanations of developments in less developed parts of the world as well. 3 credits.