About this course: This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part Two begins early in the twentieth century, as older ways of doing things and habits of thought give way. What follows is an era of cataclysmic struggles over what ideas and institutions will take their place. The course concludes in the present day, as communities everywhere are transitioning into a new era of world history. Again we work hard to grasp what is happening and ask: Why? Again we are drawn to pivotal choices made at key moments by individuals and communities.
Created by: University of Virginia
Taught by: Philip Zelikow, White Burkett Miller Professor of History
| Commitment | 7 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Crackup (1905-1917)
6 videos
Graded: Week Eight Quiz
WEEK 2
New Orders Emerge (1917-1930)
8 videos
Graded: Week Nine Quiz
WEEK 3
The Crisis of the World (1930-1940)
5 videos
Graded: Week Ten Quiz
WEEK 4
Total War and Aftermath (1940-1950)
8 videos
Graded: Week Eleven Quiz
WEEK 5
The Return of Wartime (1950-1968)
9 videos
Graded: Week Twelve Quiz
WEEK 6
Decay and Renaissance (1968-1991)
7 videos
Graded: Week Thirteen Quiz
WEEK 7
The Next Phase (1991-2013)
8 videos
Graded: Week Fourteen Quiz
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Ratings and Reviews
Excellent course ! Very interesting theme and approach to the different subjects in analysis. Professor Zelikow has very good communication skills and has a way of presenting difficult subjects in a "easy" way.
The course has (in my opinion) a solid, well defined structure, presents different approaches to debatable subjects, invites us to develop critical reflection, provides the student with a wide range of data and gives us tools to understand so much of what happens in the world on this very moment.
This is history and teaching: serious work, hard work studying and analyzing the video texts (it took me almost twice the time of study indicated as a reference) and an enormous pleasure in doing it. Thank you Professor Zelikow.
I´m a 17-year old pupil and this was my first experience with on line University courses. This course is very clearly structured and Professor Zelikow did a very good job at explaining worldwide history in an unbiaised way.
Great course. Great contents. Great insights
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very interesting lecture