HIST 201 Europe in the Twentieth Century

Students will be able to describe the political, economic, intellectual, and cultural development in Europe beginning with the events and conditions that led to the breakdown of European stability and World War I. Students will examine the diplomatic maneuverings of the Peace of Paris and its consequences, the roots and impacts of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and the evolution and development of totalitarianism in Germany and Italy. Students will also explain the origins, events, and results of World War II, the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Empire, and the quest for a united Europe.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Engage in an exploration of European worldviews and their relationship with non-European worldviews.
2. 2. Describe European cultures and values, views on human nature, aesthetics, and ethics in a reflective manner.
3. 3. Identify and explain the numerous different European perspectives and how they impacted both European and non-European development.
4. 4. Analyze events in European history within a global context from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, social, and ethical perspectives.
5. 5. Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning.
6. 6. Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
7. 7. Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
8. 8. Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Engage in an exploration of European worldviews and their relationship with non-European worldviews.
2. 2. Describe European cultures and values, views on human nature, aesthetics, and ethics in a reflective manner.
3. 3. Identify and explain the numerous different European perspectives and how they impacted both European and non-European development.
4. 4. Analyze events in European history within a global context from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, social, and ethical perspectives.
5. 5. Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning.
6. 6. Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
7. 7. Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
8. 8. Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.