HIST 230 - Revolutions in Modern History

5.0 Credits
Examines the American, French, Russian, Chinese, and other national revolutions, emphasizing a comparative analysis of the individuals, groups, movements, events, issues, ideas, and other forces that shaped each revolution.
Prerequisite Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify and analyze the history of each individual revolution, as well as the impact of one or more revolution upon another.
Identify and analyze seminal individuals, groups, movements, events, issues, ideas, and other forces that shaped one or more modern revolution.
Identify and analyze the role of race, class, gender, geography, and religion on modern revolutionary movements.
Identify and analyze the role of various “isms” that influenced modern revolutionary movements, such as imperialism, federalism, socialism, Marxism-Leninism, and nationalism.
Compare/contrast modern revolutions on cause, characteristics, and impact.
Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.