Introduction to World Civilization, 1500 - Present

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This course examines the social, cultural, political, economic and technological developments in Asian, African, Muslim, European and American civilizations from 1500 to the present. Topics to be covered include the transoceanic discoveries and global connections wrought by the European Age of Discovery, Revolutions in the United States and France, industrialization, and the age of global empires. The world upheaval caused by the First World War, the inter-war period, the Second World War, the Cold War, Decolonization and the world of the "global village" will also be discussed. This course will especially address the transfer requirements to the CSU system as well as fulfill AVC GE and IGETC requirements. (C-ID: HIST 160) (UC, CSU, AVC)