HIS 217 - Survey: Modern Europe, 1789-Present (4 Cr.)

(formerly HIS 117) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)

A continuation of HIS 216, which may be taken independently. Emphasis on major social, cultural, and political developments from the Enlightenment to the present. Includes the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, industrialization, nationalism, socialism, European colonialism and imperialism, fascism, the world wars, and the Cold War. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters.