HIST 224 Global History II: 1750-present
This course examines the major transformations that have shaped the world—and the planet—since 1750. It asks why the last two and a half centuries brought unprecedented economic development while also widening inequality, inciting armed conflict, and pushing humans to the brink of environmental catastrophe. That wide frame will help us explain large-scale phenomena such as empire, migration, capitalism, communism, war, and globalization. To make sense of them, we will read widely from contemporary scholarship and historical sources, weighing competing interpretations of the modern world—its pasts, presents, and possible futures.