excellent course for those who have not studied history as part of their academic curriculum. Course is slightly from American(USA) perspective of world events but nevertheless is highly informative.
The Professor was really passionate and took you throug the miniscule details of modern history that made the world the way they are. this is truly a global history course and i enjoyed it very much
By Eva L
•I am a lifelong learner older adult. I found this course to be well put together and well executed. Professor Zelokow is well spoken, thoughtful, and thought provoking.
By XIAOJUAN P
•Great course, great instructor! I'm so excited that Prof. Zelikow is giving a talk at my university next week, on zoom, of course! Still! Really good content. Recommend!
By Clarisse S O
•I truly enjoyed the online course, so educative and well presented.
This was purely for my own knowledge. I am glad I chose that course over any other.
Thank you again.
By Akash S
•I can't express my experience in words how it was beneficial for me in these tough days . Really the teacher is one of the best teacher in this world . Thank you sir .
By Ryan D
•Simply amazing. I feel ready to plunge into any part of of politics, economy, history, and diplomacy with a solid understanding of the broad scope of the modern world.
By Jakub D
•Just finnished this course and I enjoyed it very much. Would like to thank prof. Zelikow for wonderful and very insightfull presentations! Would recommend to everyone
By MAURICIO B M
•A concise view of the modern world, makes you think about what decisions were conducted to current ambient. I think it's very useful to understand global mechanics.
By Santiago M
•El profesor es muy bueno, aprendí demasiadas cosas acerca de historia moderna, además incita a seguir estudiando y profundizando en temas muy interesantes.
Gracias.
By Akhilesh S
•A wonderful and indulging course. The knowledge and the course materials presented by Prof is absolutely stunning and insightful. Everyone should take this course.
By ana b
•Really enjoyed following this course, which has capture my attention from day 1. I learned a lot. Congratulations for putting together such a well balanced course.
By Lewis P
•Great professor, great overview with a mix of super minute details and big picture narrative that makes this history of the 20th century fascinating and engaging.
By Kelvin L
•This is a very informative and inspiring course. I have recommended it to my wife and my son. Also I googled the professor's profile and my impression was: WOW!!!
By Guilherme G
•Grande matéria e grande mestre. Indico para todos que desejam ter uma visão ampliada da história global nesse período, com discussão e apresentação impecáveis.
By Nicola F
•I have really enjoyed this course. It has made me think, understand more of the issues that have happened in my lifetime & before & made me keen to learn more.
By Peter J R J
•I enjoyed the course immensely. Professor Zelikow was a superb teacher, excellent presentation style and a master of the information. Well done Professor!
By Pradyut S
•It was an exceptional course dealing with the world at large focusing on some of the major events that shapes the world today.
A lot to learn from it...
By Evelina P
•Amazing course, amazing job by the professor. The quizes are to the point and the language used is very easy for foreign students as myself. Thank you!
By Darcy R J
•Great 2 part course.
I highly recommend it if you're wanting to gain some more knowledge on what major events took place over the last 250 years or so.
By Daniel R M
•Exceptional, higly recommend for everybody! Gives you a completly different way to understand everything in a engaging view. It's worth every second!
By Etore S
•A fantastic jorney. An opportunity to reflect the historical choices and consequences of humankind since the industrial revolution. Excelent course.
By Gordon M
•Excellent - thoroughly enjoyable, interesting and very well presented. It helped me to place so many isolated events in context and helped to compl
By Tuncer K
•Thanks to Prof. Philip Zelikow for this great course as it adds new perspectives on the topic and creates lots of questions to dig deep on events.
By Chaitanya
•I never learnt history like this. Simply fabulous. The course was designed in logical consistent way. Thank you so much coursera and Philip sir.
By Robert-Jeroen V
•I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I find history very interesting, and this course gave me a better understanding of events in the past century.
By Robert D
•Excelente contenido y muy buenas explicaciones, verdaderamente amplia los conocimientos generales acerca de la historia universal del siglo XX