The Modern World, Part One: Global History from 1760 to 1910

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The Modern World, Part One: Global History from 1760 to 1910

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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 Pa…

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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. User Ratings 4.8 stars Average User Rating 4.8See what learners said Coursework

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WEEK 1


From the Traditional to the Modern - Commercial and Military Revolutions (1760-1800)



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  1. Video: The Study of History
  2. Video: The Great Divide
  3. Video: The Traditional and the Modern
  4. Video: The Great Divide-Why?
  5. Video: The World of 1760
  6. Video: The Commercial Revolution
  7. Video: The Military Revolution
  8. Video: Introverts and Extroverts
  9. Video: The Fates of India and North America

Graded: Week One Quiz

WEEK 2


Democratic Revolutions of the Atlantic World (1760-1800)



7 videos expand


  1. Video: The Diffusion of Authority
  2. Video: Democratic Revolutions
  3. Video: These United States
  4. Video: Liberty and Common Sense
  5. Video: The French Revolution
  6. Video: The French Republic
  7. Video: The World's Revolution

Graded: Week Two Quiz

WEEK 3


Revolutionary Wars (1800-1830)



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  1. Video: Lucky Americans
  2. Video: Napoleonic Wars
  3. Video: The End of Spanish America
  4. Video: New Republics and Empires in the Americas
  5. Video: The Tipping Point-India
  6. Video: The World of 1830

Graded: Week Three Quiz

WEEK 4


The World Transformed (1830-1870)



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  1. Video: The Great Divergence-Why?
  2. Video: Engines, Electricity, Evolution
  3. Video: Harnessing the New Forces
  4. Video: The New Situation
  5. Video: The Islamic World Adapts
  6. Video: Breaking Open China and Japan

Graded: Week Four Quiz

WEEK 5


The Rise of National Industrial States (1830-1871)



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  1. Video: To Build a Nation
  2. Video: The Global and the Local
  3. Video: The Zenith of Liberalism
  4. Video: A Liberal Rainbow
  5. Video: Enemies of Liberalism

Graded: Week Five Quiz

WEEK 6


The Rise of National Industrial Empires (1871-1900)



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  1. Video: The Age of Imperialism
  2. Video: Tipping Points
  3. Video: Varieties of Imperialism
  4. Video: China in the Balance
  5. Video: The Wave Breaks

Graded: Week Six Quiz

WEEK 7


The Great Acceleration (1890-1910)



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  1. Video: The Second Industrial Revolution
  2. Video: Modern Capitalism
  3. Video: The Dynamo and the Virgin
  4. Video: Modern Nation-States
  5. Video: Revolutionary Nation-States
  6. Video: Battle Lines
  7. Video: The Battles Begin
  8. Video: The Big Picture

Graded: Week Seven Quiz
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