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World History from 1700, Part 2

Completed by 35 learners
Ages 12-17
Live Group Class
World History from 1700 is an introductory course exploring human history around the globe from the age of exploration to the present.
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(140 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week, 15 weeks
3-10 learners per class
50 min

What's included

15 live meetings
12 hrs 30 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. Every third week students will read one primary document related to our topic that we will discuss in class. If students are interested, I will add additional material (books, articles, documentary films, etc.) that will be optional sources of information for the students. The class will be a combination of engaging lectures and facilitated Socratic seminar-style discussions.

Class Experience

US Grade 7 - 10
This introductory survey will present a comparative overview of world history from 1700 to the 1990s. It will examine and explore the origins and impacts of major political, social, economic, cultural, and technological trends on Western and non-Western people and societies. This course is structured chronologically and thematically, with each unit focusing on a significant historical subject. Topics will include state building and societies in the early modern world, the 18th Century Industrial Revolution, the Ottoman empire, the age of European Enlightenment, revolutions, political consolidation in 19th Century Europe, Latin America from independence to the 1990s, India, the challenge of modernity, modern China, global conflicts and changes in the 20th Century, postcolonialism, and the world in recent decades. Furthermore, we will also pay attention to the ethics (i.e., values and morals) of world history that have shaped both individual and socially-held beliefs. We will explore the formal and informal systems of belief from multiple viewpoints, including historical viewpoints by marginalized groups of people such as the Romani communities.

We will focus our attention on the following questions during the course:
1.  How did England, Austria, Prussia, and Russia come to dominate 18th Century Europe?
2.  Why was the Ottoman Empire increasingly unable to compete with the European powers?
3.  What were the most important Islamic states?
4.  What was enlightened absolutism?
5.  How did the French Revolution and Napoleon transform France's government and society?
6.  Why did Latin America throw off Spanish and Portuguese rule?
7.  What is nationalism?
8.  What social and legal disabilities did women confront in the past?
9.  What was the economy of dependence?
10. How did Africans react to European colonialism?
11. What were the most serious threats to Manchu rule?
12. What caused the outbreak of World War I? 
13. How did Stalin and Hitler gain and keep power?
14. Why was 1943 the turning point in World War II?
15. What were the causes of the Cold War? 
16. How did South Korean and North Korean postwar development differ?
17. What are the main developments that have occurred in the postcolonial world since 1945?
18. What problems has Europe faced since the fall of Communism?

Learning Goals

The class has two main goals. The first goal is to provide you with a basic factual understanding of the development of human civilization from 1700 to the present. Just as important, however, is the ability to use this information productively.  Thus, this class will also stress the ability to integrate the mass of factual data into some basic understanding of how the “modern” world arose, and the issues which concern policymakers today.  In addition, the examinations are designed to develop the ability to think critically.  Rote memorization is not as important as the ability to produce and evaluate arguments based on historical evidence.  Please do not forget that the most effective learning occurs when you are actively involved.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
The study of world history deals with some sensitive topics in history such as war, slavery, racism, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. I take great care to present the content in an age-appropriate manner.
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
There are many sources that are used for teaching the global past in this course. Dr. Brezina studied various primary and secondary sources (articles, book, dissertations, etc.) during his years as a teacher and professor of history that will allow him to interpret world history objectively and address the full range of a variety of peoples' histories, including marginalized populations. For example, Dr. Brezina will draw from two books, Patterns of World History, Volume Two, by Peter von Sivers and Worlds of History, Volume Two: A Comparative Reader by Kevin Reilly, both of which are commonly used as objective and multi-cultural history textbooks in U.S. higher education. (However, Dr. Brezina does not require students to purchase or use these books.)

Meet the teacher

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Teacher expertise and credentials
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
Doctoral Degree in History from Boston University
Dr. Brezina has taught world history at various university prep schools in Europe and the United States and as well as at several American colleges and universities.

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