HST 111 - World History II

Surveys world history from the beginning of the Atlantic world system to the present. This course examines the major questions in the history of the modern world. Topics include: European maritime empires, the rise of Eurasian land empires, environmental change, settlement and displacement, the Atlantic world, the Pacific world, industrialization, global capitalism, and ideas with a global reach. Satisfies the World Cultures General Education requirement.

(Cr: 3)