The course makes use of the Academy Library, particularly periodicals. History 460 does not fulfill the U.S. history requirement or the non-U.S. history requirement. Open to Seniors. Offered Spring Term. This course surveys modern Chinese history from the mid-19th century to the present.
Students first move quickly through an introduction of traditional, imperial China.
They then study the rise of the Nationalist and Communist parties and their struggle through the 1930s and 1940s, and assess the roles played by the Soviet Union and the United States. Focus is placed on the CCP's efforts to build a new China after the founding of the People's Republic in 1949. Open to Seniors. This course traces the development of Japan from an isolated country under feudalism to a modern, industrialized country. The story begins with the Mieji Restoration and westernization.