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Show 392 HIST 4060. Twentieth-Century United States: 1919-1945 (3) Developments, historical patterns and conflids which shaped the modem United States in the Twenties, the Great Depression and the Second World War. HIST 4070. Twentieth-Century United States since 1945 (3) The United States from 1945 to the present, including investigations of the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the affluent society, modern politics, the Vietnam and Watergate crises and contemporary issues. HIST DV4110. History of the American West to 1900 (3) Explores the history of the Trans-Mississippi West region of the United States from 1500 to the 1890s. The course considers the varied experiences of its peoples and the myth of the West in American culture. HIST 4120. The American West since 1900 (3) Explores the history of the Trans-Mississippi West Region during the twentieth century, to include analysis of such issues as water use and allocation, population growth, land use, exploitation of resources, conservation, the federal presence, tourism, and threats to the environment. HIST 4130. History of Utah (3) A study of Utah history from its Native American beginnings through the 20th Century-emphasizing political, economic and social developments. HIST 4210. Ancient History (3) The ancient Near East and Mediterranean world, including the civilizations of Greece and Rome, from approximately 3500 B.CE. to 475 CE. This course examines the origins of civilization and traces the development of culture, emphasizing the religious, political, and intellectual legacy of the ancient world. HIST 4220. History of the Middle Ages 300-1300 (3) A survey of Europe during the Middle Ages emphasizing the religious, political, and cultural institutions shaping this period. HIST 4230. Renaissance and Reformation - Europe: 1300-1660 (3) Examines the cultural, religious, political and economic factors that affected Europe from the end of the Middle Ages to the mid-1600s. Special emphasis is given to the Renaissance and Rdormation as vital forces at work during the period. HIST 4240. Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution - Europe: 1660-1815 (3) Examines the political, economic, social, and cultural fa dors that affeded Europe during the period. Special consideration is given to the Enlightenment as a cultural phenomenon and to European-wide revolution and counter-revolution in the late dghteenth century. HIST 4250. Nineteenth-Century Europe (3) A survey of European history from the fall of Napoleon to the beginning of the First World War. The course will focus on the lingering impad of the political and economic revolutions of the late eighteenth century on the politics, culture, and social development of the nineteenth. Major consideration will be given to liberalism, romanticism, socialism, nationalism, imperialism, industrialization, science, and the rise of mass society. HIST 4260. Twentieth-Century Europe (3) This overview of European history begins with the First World War and concludes with an assessment of the challenges and opportunities presented to Europe by the current world order. The course will examine the ways in which Europe has been shaped by the rise and fall of totalitarian movements, war, genocide, colonial and post-colonial politics, the Cold War, globalization and the shift to a post-industrial economy. HIST 4280. History of Christianity in Europe (3) A history of the development and impad of Christianity within Europe through the twentieth century. This course will examine how Christianity affected European society, culture, politics, and science; and how these affected the institutions within Christianity. Particular emphasis will be placed on the early growth of Christianity, medieval changes, the Reformation, and spirituality in the industrial age. HIST 4310. History of Russia to 1917 (3) Russia's political, economic, social and cultural institutions from pre-history to 1917, emphasizing dynastic leaders, expansion, religion and other significant forces of change. Includes an analysis of both foreign and domestic policies that led to world war and revolution. HIST 4320. Russia since 1917 (3) Analyzes the political, economic, military, diplomatic, sodal, and ideological problems, crises, and programs from the Russian Revolutions of 1917 to the present. HIST 4330. History of England to 1485 (3) A survey of English history to 1485 with spedal consideration given to England's cultural, political, economic and social development during the Middle Ages. HIST 4335. Tudor and Stuart England (3) A survey of English history during the Tudor and Stuart periods (1485-1714). Emphasis will be placed on the sodal, cultural, political, religious and economic development of England during this period. HIST 4340. History of England since 1714 (3) A survey of English history from 1714 to the present. Special emphasis will be given to England's cultural, political, economic, and social development during the Industrial Revolution, the Victorian era, and the twentieth century. HIST DV4350. History of Modern Germany (3) German sodal-political, economic and cultural developments from the eighteenth century to the present. Topics include the Prussians, Classidsm, Revolution, the Age of Bismarck, industrialism and warfare, and the 20th Century. HIST 4370. History of Modern France 1789-present (3) Examines the political, social, and cultural history of France from the outbreak of the French Revolution to the present. Attention will focus on political ideologies, religious and philosophical movements, artistic and literary expression, and changes in the social environment. The course will also attend to the impact of France and French culture on the world and to recent challenges presented to French national identity by globalization. HIST 4410. History of Spain and Portugal (3) A survey of the political, economic, sodal and cultural devdopment of Spain and Portugal from the beginning to the present. HIST 4430. History of Scandinavia (3) Examines the political, economic, sodal, and cultural development of Scandinavia, particularly Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Spedal emphasis is given to the Viking Age, the Great Power period, and the twentieth century. HIST 4450. History of Modern Eastern Europe since 1815 (3) Examines the political, economic, and social factors that have shaped the history of this region from 1815 to the present. Weber State University 2011 -2012 Catalog |