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Raymond A. Jonas
HIST 113
Seattle Campus
Political, economic, social, and intellectual history of modern Europe. Cannot be taken for credit toward a history major if HSTEU 302 or 303 previously taken.
Class description
An entry level course on Europe and its global engagements since the wars of religion. The course is organized around key themes and events. These include: absolutism, Enlightenment, Romanticism, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, European expansion and empire, gender and family, competition for European hegemony, the Russian Revolutions, fascism, feminism, liberalism, socialism, and nationalism, European empire in theory and practice, the World Wars, the European city, religion and identity, the European Union, Europe in a post-European age.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Lecture, discussion.
Recommended preparation
No prerequisites.
Class assignments and grading
Lecture/discussion format. Evaluation based upon performance in discussion and on written assignments including midterm, papers, final examination.
Successful completion of all assignments, including midterm and final examinations, term papers, readings, participation in discussion.
