World History II

World History II Module 1
Emergence of New World Patterns 

• An Age of Exploration and Expansion
• Portuguese Maritime Empire
• The Conquest of the “New World”
• Africa in Transition
• Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade
• Europe in Crisis, 1560 – 1650
• The Practice of Absolutism
• England and Limited Monarchy

World History II Module 2
Muslim Empires and the East Asian World

• The Ottoman Empire
• The Safavids
• The Grandeur of the Mughals
• China at Its Apex
• Changing China
• Tokugawa Japan
• Korea and Vietnam

World History II Module 3
New World Order

• An Intellectual Revolution in the West
• Economic Change and Social Order
• Colonial Empires and Revolution in the Americas
• New Political Order and Global Conflict
• French Revolution
• The Age of Napoleon

World History II Module 4
Industrialization and the Americas  

• Industrial Revolution and Its Impact
• The Growth of Industrial Prosperity
• The Growth of Nationalism
• The European State, 1871-1914
• Latin America in the 19^th and Early 20^th Centuries
• The United States and Canada
• Emergence of Mass Society
• Romanticism and Realism in the Western World

World History II Module 5   
Imperialism and East Asia

• The Spread of Colonial Rule
• The Colonial System
• India Under the British Raj
• Colonial Regimes in Southeast Asia
• Empire Building in Africa
• The Emergence of Anticolonialism
• Decline of the Qing
• The Rise of Modern Japan

World History I Module 6
War and Revolution

• The Road to World War I
• The Great War
• Crisis in Russia and the End of the War
• Cultural and Intellectual Trends
• The Rise of Nationalism
• Revolution in China
• Nationalism and Dictatorship in Latin America

World History I Module 7
World War II

• Dictatorial Regimes
• The Path to War
• World War II
• The New Order
• The Home Front
• Aftermath of the War

World History I Module 8
Cold War  

• The Collapse of the Grand Alliance
• Cold War in Asia
• Postwar Soviet Union
• Disintegration of the Soviet Empire
• China Under Communism
• Chinese Society Under Communism

World History I Module 9
Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

• Recovery and Renewal in Europe
• The United States
• Development of Canada
• Latin America Since 1945
• Society and Culture in the Western World

World History I Module 10
Challenges of Nation Building  

• Uhuru: Independence in Africa
• Continuity and Change in Modern African Societies
• Society and Culture in Contemporary Middle East
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Japan
• Little Tigers

**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**