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HIST 151E CM - The Making of Modern Britain

From the age of George I to the defeat of Hitler, this course will examine how the British politically, economically, and culturally constructed their nation and empires. Themes will include the British Enlightenment; the rise of capitalism and industry; the acquisition of a world-wide empire in the Americas, India, Africa, and elsewhere; the cultivation of nationalism, Victoria, and Victorianism; the growth of mass politics and culture; the early welfare state; the Seven Years War; the American Revolution; The French and Napoleonic Wars; the Crimean and Boer Wars; the World Wars; the effect of these wars on the home front, literature, and politics.

Offered: Every year

Credit: 1

Course Number: HIST151E CM