World History since 1500

This course focuses on the history of globalization since 1500 and takes a look at 20th century events (Great War, Second World War, Cold War) from a global perspective. Due to the fact that these events are usually covered from a Western, namely European or US, perspective, this course will focus on regions that are usually overlooked. It will deal, for example, with Africa, the Middle East and South and Southeast Asia. The students will learn about the origins of our multicultural world in the 21st century and analyze culture-based stereotypes and prejudices. Besides political and economic questions, the role of world religions and the big -isms (Colonialism, Nationalism, and Imperialism) will be explained and discussed.

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