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This course will explore the history of the modern world from the Enlightenment to the present. We will explore ten major turning points in modern history including:
1. Major influences on democracy, including early Greece and Rome
2. The Enlightenment and its resulting effects on revolutions worldwide
3. The causes and effects of industrialization
4. The causes and effects of the age of imperialism
5. The causes and effects of World War I
6. The rise and rule of totalitarian governments
7. The causes and effects of World War II
8. The causes and effects of the Cold War
9. The causes and effects of globalization
10. Unresolved problems of the modern world
In addition, we will learn to analyze documents, write research based papers and explore the world around us from a historical viewpoint.
1. Major influences on democracy, including early Greece and Rome
2. The Enlightenment and its resulting effects on revolutions worldwide
3. The causes and effects of industrialization
4. The causes and effects of the age of imperialism
5. The causes and effects of World War I
6. The rise and rule of totalitarian governments
7. The causes and effects of World War II
8. The causes and effects of the Cold War
9. The causes and effects of globalization
10. Unresolved problems of the modern world
In addition, we will learn to analyze documents, write research based papers and explore the world around us from a historical viewpoint.