HST 102 — History Of Western Civilization II
This course covers Western Civilization from 1750 to the present. Topics include the Enlightenment and changes which led to the French Revolution and how it influenced the western world; the intellectual, cultural, social, and political changes in the 19th century as Europe came to dominate much of the world; the crises of the first half of the twentieth century, such as the world wars and the depression; the rise of the Soviet Union; and the post-World War II period with the rise of the welfare state, the Cold War, decolonization, and the collapse of the communist world.