YoVDO

The Modern World, Part Two: Global History since 1910

Offered By: University of Virginia via Coursera

Tags

Modern History Courses Critical Thinking Courses Globalization Courses Cold War Courses

Course Description

Overview

This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part Two begins early in the twentieth century, as older ways of doing things and habits of thought give way. What follows is an era of cataclysmic struggles over what ideas and institutions will take their place. The course concludes in the present day, as communities everywhere are transitioning into a new era of world history. Again we work hard to grasp what is happening and ask: Why? Again we are drawn to pivotal choices made at key moments by individuals and communities.

Syllabus

  • Crackup (1905-1917)
  • New Orders Emerge (1917-1930)
  • The Crisis of the World (1930-1940)
  • Total War and Aftermath (1940-1950)
  • The Return of Wartime (1950-1968)
  • Decay and Renaissance (1968-1991)
  • The Next Phase (1991-2013)

Taught by

Philip Zelikow

Tags

Related Courses

From World War to White Heat: the RAF in the Cold War
Royal Holloway, University of London via FutureLearn
Contemporary Issues in World Politics
University of Naples Federico II via Federica
From Goddard to Apollo: The History of Rockets, Part 2
IEEE via edX
Stalin and Stalinism in Russian History
Higher School of Economics via Coursera
広島から平和を考える (pt022)
University of Tokyo via gacco