Syllabus

An Age of Revolution (1750 - 1914)

A. The Scientific Revolution

B. The Enlightenment in Europe

C. Political revolutions

D. The reaction against revolutionary ideas

E. Latin America: The failure of democracy and the search for stability

F. Global nationalism

G. Economic and social revolutions

H. Imperialism

I. Japan and the Meiji restoration


A Half Century of Crisis and Achievement (1900-1945)

A. World War I

B. Revolution and change in Russia--causes and impacts

C. Between the wars

D. World War II--causes and impact


The 20th Century Since 1945

A. Cold War balance of power

B. Role of the United Nations

C. Economic issues in the Cold War and Post-Cold War era

D. Chinese Communist Revolution

E . Collapse of European imperialism

F. Conflicts and change in the Middle East

G. Collapse of communism and the breakup of the Soviet Union

H. Political and economic change in Latin America


Global Connections and Interactions

A. Social and political patterns and change

B. Economic issues

C. The environment and sustainability

D. Science and technology