I. General Information

1. Course Title:
World History II, 1500 to the Present

2. Course Prefix & Number:
HIST 1413

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course will explore the major developments in world history from 1500 to the present. Topics will include the development of major culture areas and cultural groups that existed in 1500, the influence of European expansion and colonialism, democratic revolutions, industrialization, movements for national liberation, and the rise of the global economy.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Bemidji State University, HST 1305 World History II, 3 credits
MN State University-Moorhead, HST 105 World History II, 3 credits

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

History Transfer Pathway Associate of Arts

III. Course Purpose

2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:

• Goal 5 – History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Goal 8 – Global Perspective

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate written communication skills	Successfully complete written assignments based on assigned reading and construct written answers to essay exam questions.
Demonstrate reading and listening skills	Successfully complete objective and essay exam questions based on assigned reading and class lectures.
Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments	Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural differences between world civilizations through written assignments, discussion assignments and exams questions.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Demonstrate a broad understanding of World History from 1500 to the Present ( MnTC Goal 5);
• Make use of historical thinking (MnTC Goal 5);
• Analyze historical sources, distinguishing primary from secondary sources (MnTC Goal 5);
• Communicate effectively using historical evidence and methods (MnTC Goal 5);
• Analyze and understand the diversity of peoples within their distinctive historical contexts (MnTC Goal 8);
• Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences of the societies which make up the world in which we live today and the complexities of their interactions (MnTC Goal 8);
• Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions (MnTC Goal 8);
• Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition (MnTC Goal 5); and
• Trace the continuing development of the world’s religious belief systems, their impact on the societies in which they emerged and their interactions with each other.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. European Exploration and  Global Contact
• Trade and conflict in Asia
• Exploration of the World’s Oceans
• Global Exchanges- Columbian Exchange
2. Transformation of Europe
• Fragmentation of Christianity
• Consolidation of Nation States
• Early Capitalism
• Scientific Revolution
• Enlightenment\
3. The New Worlds
• Colonizing the Americas
• Colonial societies
• The Pacific
4. Africa and the Atlantic World
• African society
• Atlantic Slave Trade
• African Diaspora
• Plantation societies in the Americas
5. East Asia
• Ming Dynasty
• Qing Dynasty
• Scholar-Bureaucrats
• Economic and Social Changes: population growth, families and social classes
• Confucian Tradition
• Unification of Japan
6. Islamic Empires
• Ottoman Empire
• Safavid Empire
• Mughal Empire
• Islamic Society
• Decline of Islamic Empires
7. Revolutions and Nation States
• American Revolution
• French revolution
• Reign of Napoleon
• Influence of Revolution
• Haiti
• New ideologies
• Slavery
• Women’s Rights
• Nations, Nationalism, and National Communities
8. Industrialization
• The Factory System
• Industrial Capitalism
• Industrial Society
• Socialist challenge to industrialism
• Global effects of Industrialization
9. American States
• United States
• Canada
• Latin America
• Economic development
• Cultural and Social Diversity
10. European Imperialism
• Motives and tools for Empire
• British Empire in India
• Southeast Asia
• Africa
• Pacific
• New Powers
• America and Japan
• Labor migrations
• Economic consequences
11. The Great War
• Causes of WWI
• Total War
• End of the war and its consequences
• Russian Revolution
12. Global Depression
• Aftermath of WWI
• Cultural Changes
• Challenges to Liberal Order
• Communism
• Fascism
• German National Socialism
13. Growth of nationalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America
• Indian Quest for home rule
• China
• Imperialist Japan
• Africa under Colonialism
• Latin America and Neocolonialism
14. World War II
• Origins
• Total War: Europe, China, Asia
• War on the Home Front
• Global Reconstruction and Cold War
15. Cold War and Decolonization
• Formation of a Bipolar World
• Decolonization and the Global Cold War
• India, Vietnam, China, Middle East, Africa and Latin America
16. Global Economy
• Economic Globalization
• Global Communications and Cultural Interactions
• Global Problems: Population, Environment, Terrorism, Economic Inequalities, Migration