Spring 2005 History 106: World History, 1750-present

This course will give particular attention to political-economic-social ideologies that achieved international prominence, and the competition between these ideologies. We will explore the rise of, and struggles between, republicanism, classical liberalism, democracy, capitalism, racism, colonialism, nationalism, communism, fascism, and neo-liberalism. We will use these ideologies as our primary lens of examination as we explore political, economic, and social developments in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, eastern and southern Asia, the USSR, Vietnam, the Middle East, and elsewhere.

Week 1: The Old Regime
Week 2: Age of Revolution (US, France, Spanish America)
Week 3: Imperialism, Nationalism, Racism
Week 4: Imperialism, Nationalism, Colonialism
Week 5: Communism
Week 6: The World at War and the Collapse of Western Civilization
Week 7: Cold War, Anti-Colonialism
Week 8: Vietnam
Week 9: The Middle East
Week 10: The Victory of (Neo) Liberalism: Triumph and Tragedy