Course Description

HI122* Twentieth Century Britain and its World Influence 1.0

Through a study of 20th century Britain, students will be introduced to the study of history and to the recent historical changes which have shaped the contemporary era. The course will include an examination of the economic, social and political structure of industrial Britain, the decline of liberalism and the emergence of socialism, the psychological as well as the physical impact of two total wars, and the international consequences of the dismemberment of the British Empire and Britain's assumption of a new European role. (E)

Official electronic version updated on November 10, 2000

M. Watson, Editor