Course Description
Major political, economic, social, and cultural developments.
Athena Title
20th Century Europe
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in HIST 3362H
Prerequisite
Any HIST course or ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S or ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1102S or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- By the end of this course, students will be able to arrive at conclusions about historical life and experience in modern Europe by gathering and weighing evidence, logical argument, and listening to counter argument.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to write stylistically appropriate papers and essays. Students will be able to analyze ideas and evidence, organize their thoughts, and revise and edit their finished essays.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to identify how the history of 20th Century Europe shaped social and cultural identities, attitudes, and ideologies, encouraging them to understand diverse worldviews and experiences.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to apply appropriate methodological approaches to their analysis of primary sources and to organize their evidence to show historical continuities and discontinuities.
Topical Outline
- European imperialism
- Modernist culture
- The First World War
- The Russian Revolution
- The rise of fascism in Italy and Germany
- The culture of the 1920s
- The Great Depression
- The Spanish Civil War
- The Nazi dictatorship
- Stalinist Russia
- The Second World War
- Postwar reconstruction
- The Cold War
- European decolonization
- Terrorism of the 1970s
- The fall of Communism
- Europe’s policies on immigration
Institutional Competencies
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Communication
The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
