1000 Level Courses

Examines central events and themes of European history from the start of the Enlightenment through the First World War, including: origins and impact of the French and industrial revolutions; selected political thinkers from Montesquieu to Nietzsche; German and Italian unification; working-class movements; women's emancipation movements; imperialism; the First World War.

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Professor: B. Acres
Term: Fall
Course Delivery: In-person
Anitrequisite(s): History 1401E
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutoial hour, 0.5 course

Examines the Russian Revolution and Stalinism; Hitler’s rise to power, goals, and methods of rule; the Second World War; the Cold War; decolonization; post-war social changes; European integration; the collapse of the Soviet empire; Vladimir Putin’s rise and rule; and European responses to immigration, climate change, and other challenges.

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Professor: E. Nathans
Term: Winter
Course Delivery: In-person
Anitrequisite(s): History 1401E
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutoial hour, 0.5 course

This course examines the history of business and capitalism from the late Middle Ages to the present day. Particular attention will be paid to the history of credit, banking, the stock market, the corporation, and globalization.  

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Professor: P. Krats
Term: Fall/Winter
Course Delivery: In-person
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course

The rise of nations created the ‘international’ as a space, community, experience and ideology. This course examines international actors, experiences, and belief systems and traces their effects on peoples’ lives and on international relations, 1880s to the 1990s. Topics include war, peace, migration, human rights, and international relations.

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Professor: F. McKenzie
Term: Winter
Course Delivery: In-person
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutoial hour, 0.5 course

This course examines four transformational wars in the history of the world in detail, both in lectures and in small discussion groups that will also focus on the development of foundational analytical and writing skills. Topics include the implications and effects of war for civilians, trade, popular culture and technology.

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Professor: J. Vance and C. Takagaki
Term: Fall/Winter
Course Delivery: In-person
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course