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GL 221 Colonial Latin America |
Pre: None |
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Examines the
history of Latin America from before the conquest to
independence, with particular emphasis on social,
economic, political, and cultural developments
between 1492 and 1800.
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GL 222 Modern Latin America |
Pre: None |
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Examines the history
of Latin America from independence (about 1810) to
the present, with particular emphasis on the social,
economic, political, and cultural developments of
the past hundred years. Introduces major problems
facing contemporary Latin America, including the
search for stable government, political violence,
environmental degradation, and extreme poverty and
inequality.
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322 Industrial Revolution in Global Context |
Pre: None |
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Examines the
changes in production, distribution, and consumption
commonly known as the Industrial Revolution of the
18th and 19th centuries.
Explores technological, economic, social, and
cultural aspects of these changes, both in
industrialized countries and in other parts of the
world.
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323 Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union |
Pre: None |
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Covers
the Soviet dictatorship from 1917 to 1991 seen as an
outgrowth of Marxism, the Russian populist
tradition, the personalities of Lenin and Stalin,
and an inhospitable world. Explores reasons for the
collapse of Communism and the Soviet empire.
Considers also the Commonwealth of Independent
States with emphasis on the Russian Federation in
the first decade of its existence. |
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324 Japan in the 20th Century |
Pre:
None |
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Analyzes changes in Japanese society and foreign
policy from the mid-19th century to the 1990s.
Examines the effects of the Meiji restoration,
industrial growth, competition for armament and
empire, racism, ethnocentrism, and the Asian wars of
the late 19th thru 20th
centuries. |
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325 Cities in Latin American History |
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Traces the role of
the city in Latin America from before the conquest
to the present. Examines the significance of such
factors as technology, regulation, mass politics,
and violence
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422 American Diplomacy in the 20th Century |
Pre:
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Examines American foreign relations from the
outbreak of World War II to the late 1990s. Includes
the origins and nature of the Cold War-both risks
and costs--and its effects on both the United States
and world, including whether the outcome was mainly
a result of American policy or of external factors.
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423 American Arms and Strategy
in
the 20th Century |
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None |
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Analyzes the American military experience in the
twentieth century with emphasis on the nature of war
and changes in strategy that evolved from the
lessons of combat. Includes theories of strategy,
the effect of changes in weapons technology, and the
role of the armed forces in a democracy. |
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121 United States to 1865 |
Pre: None |
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Covers
the colonial through the Civil War period.
Emphasizes the development of national identity,
constitutional democracy, industrial capitalism, and
expanding national boundaries. |
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122 United States since 1865 |
Pre:
None |
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Covers
the United States from Reconstruction after the
Civil War through the post-Cold War foreign
conflicts. Stresses the origins of such issues as
poverty, civil rights, pollution, and the
information age. |
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221 Ancient Latin American Civilizations
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Pre:
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Studies the socio-cultural rise and decline of the
early indigenous inhabitants of Latin America,
including the Olmecs, Teotihuacanos, Mayas, Aztecs,
Moche, Incas and Tainos. Analyzes their engineering,
architecture, arts and crafts, religious rituals and
daily life, and examines the causes of how the
mighty Aztec and Inca empires fell to the
conquistadors. |
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222 Western Civilization to 1500 |
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Introduces the origins
and growth of ideologies and institutions that have
shaped Western Civilization from the first sedentary
societies until the first contact between Europe and
the Americas. Emphasizes the development of
society, religion, the economy, government, science,
and technology. |
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SL 223 Western Civilization from 1500 to the Present
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Pre:
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Introduces the
development of ideologies and institutions that have
shaped Western Civilization from the beginning of
European colonialism to the Cold War, globalization,
and the present day. Emphasizes changes in society,
religion, government, the economy, and the impact of
science and technology on daily life. |
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321 United States since 1939
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Pre: None |
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Covers
the presidencies from Franklin D. Roosevelt through
William J. Clinton. Analyzes such issues as the cold
war, the city, the economy, movements for social
reform, the effects of prosperity, continuing
poverty, and the information revolution. |
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322 Disasters and Modern Society since 1700 |
Pre: None |
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Examines how
people at different times and places have tried to
explain and prevent natural and technological
disasters, and how those disasters have influenced
the development of modern society. Explores how
societies have thought about nature and technology,
measured costs in lives and property, and perceived
obligations between rich and poor. Focuses on North
and South America.
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VA 323 Andean Countries of South America
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Pre: None |
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Explores Chile, Peru, Bolivia,
Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. Examines
historical and contemporary debates related to
economic development, indigenous peoples, the drug
trade and the war on drugs, European and U.S.
involvement, and other issues.
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328 Nuclear Weapons and the Modern World |
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Studies the scientific discoveries leading to the
nuclear age, the decisions to build and use the
atomic bomb, and the implications for Japan and the
postwar world. Analyzes the advent of thermonuclear
weapons, nuclear proliferation, and the effects of
both on the global community. |
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