HIS104 — History of Western Civilization II GE
This course provides a survey of the history of Europe from the Reformation and Renaissance to the present. The spiritual, intellectual, social, political, and economic foundations will be covered, with emphasis on the religious wars of the 16th century, the Age of Absolutism of the 17th and 18th centuries, and the American and French Revolutions of the 18th century and the many European revolutions of the first half of the 19th century. The course will also cover the breakdown of order in the early 20th century which led to World War I and World War II, the aftermath of World War II, the Cold War, and the fall of the Soviet Union.