An introduction to various themes in the history of western civilization from the. Integrating such diverse disciplines as religion, government, and economics, it aims to provide a foundation of knowledge that will allow students to better understand the origins of social, political, and religious institutions of the present day. HIS 102 - Introduction to Western Civilization II. HS 1500 - Survey of Western Civilization II. Students will consider, for example, how the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment have shaped our modern world view and its impact on the. This course focuses on the principal political, economic, and social revolutions that have swept through Europe, Asia and Africa over the past 300 years. The course synthesizes various approaches to the telling of history by focusing on political as well as social events. HIS-211 : History of Western Civilization II. This course offers a broad overview of events that played an important role in shaping western thought, culture, and tradition as we know them today. Starting with the Industrial Revolution it traces the major developments in Western civilization from emergence of an industrial society to modern times. Sample Decks: Chapter 11 - Post-Great War 20s and 30s, Week 12 - World War II, Week 13- The Cold War, Decolonization, and Living with the Bomb.
Childers course takes more time to discuss the Enlightenment in more depth and detail, but both courses cover the rise of nation-states, nationalism, the World Wars, and the postwar period up. This course is the second semester of a two-semester survey of the history of Western societies, institutions, and ideas, and the impact they have had on global culture over time. Western Civilization II looks more broadly at the period starting with the Renaissance, also looking at the Reformation and the resultant religious wars.