Events such as the Glorious Revolution and the Seven Years' War are studied in addition to figures such as Frederick the Great, Louis XIV, and Maria Theresa. Beginning with the French Revolution, an examination of the major events, people, and trends which forged European dominance during this century. The Napoleonic Wars, the emergence of socialism, the creation of empires, and the birth of the industrial world form the focus for the course. An examination of the major events, people and trends which shaped the century beginning with World War I. Particular focus is on modernism, communism, fascism, the cold war, and technology as well as figures such as Wilhelm II, Hitler, Stalin, and Churchill. A survey of the major Latin American states from their struggle for independence to the present.
Attention is paid to the difficulties of state-building, dependency, and economic inequity.
Figures such as Juarez, Peron, and Bolivar are examined. The course centers on the development of Parliament, the creation of the Empire, the struggles of the world wars, and the end of the Empire. A history of America's diplomatic relations with other nations, emphasizing such policies as neutrality, arbitration, Monroe Doctrine, political isolation, Open Door, intervention, Pan-Americanism, and the Cold War. A study of the principal focal concentrations of ideas that have determined the profile of American intellectual life during its historical development. A study of the philosophy of history and historiography, ancient to modern.