HIS-2004 Modern England
This period witnessed the emergence of Great Britain as the predominant diplomatic and economic power in the world. This course will examine the causes and consequences of England's dramatic rise, including constitutional and political changes resulting in a gradually evolving democracy, the massive economic and social transformations wrought by the Industrial Revolution and imperial developments, which culminated in the control of one-fifth of the worlds land mass. Also covered will be the emergence of the modern middle and working classes, the World Wars and the decline of the second half of the Twentieth Century.