About this course: This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part One begins with the political and economic revolutions of the late 1700s and tracks the transformation of the world during the 1800s. Part One concludes as these bewildering changes seem to be running beyond the capacity of older institutions to handle them. Throughout the course we try to grasp what is happening and ask: Why? And the answers often turn on very human choices.
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, Subtitles: Spanish |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
From the Traditional to the Modern - Commercial and Military Revolutions (1760-1800)
9 videos
Graded: Week One Quiz
WEEK 2
Democratic Revolutions of the Atlantic World (1760-1800)
7 videos
Graded: Week Two Quiz
WEEK 3
Revolutionary Wars (1800-1830)
6 videos
Graded: Week Three Quiz
WEEK 4
The World Transformed (1830-1870)
6 videos
Graded: Week Four Quiz
WEEK 5
The Rise of National Industrial States (1830-1871)
5 videos
Graded: Week Five Quiz
WEEK 6
The Rise of National Industrial Empires (1871-1900)
5 videos
Graded: Week Six Quiz
WEEK 7
The Great Acceleration (1890-1910)
8 videos
Graded: Week Seven Quiz
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The best history course on Coursera!
Excellent overview of the period. Engaging professor who alternates well between zooming in and keeping the big picture. The course could do with some readings or notes separate from lecture transcripts to cement a few topics.
Fascinating and broad, I have studied this time period on two occasions at different educational establishments as part of other courses but I still found this course engaging. It gives a broad and fairly global view of events - and shows the interconnections, which I thought was very good. I hope to be able to find time to take the second part of this course in the near future.
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Excellent material with an informative approach to the presentation of the same.