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General Education

The following is fulfilled by this course:

Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Social Sciences, World History and Global Awareness, Western Civilization (GER)

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Additional Information
Status: Active
SUNY ID: 121102
Full Title: History of Western Civilization since the 18th Century
Level: Lower Division (UG)
CIP: 5401 History

HIS 102
Hist of West Civ Since 18th

3 credits

The second half of Western Civilization considers the historical forces and events that shaped the world in the 19th and 20th centuries. The course examines revolutions, nationalism, industrialization, imperialism, war, and the clash of Nazism, fascism, communism, and democracy. Other major components consist of the decline of colonialism, the atomic age, the Cold War, contemporary world conflicts, and prospects for the future.
SUNY GE-SDES, SSBS, SWHI; SUNY GEN ED-GWEH, GSBS; NCC GEN ED-SBS, WESH
Offered: Fall, Winterim, Spring, Summer