HIST321B

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HIST321B - Britain 1914 - Present: Great War to Cool Britannia

HistoryUndergraduateUA - UA General

Course ID

039405

Course Description

Britain in 1914 was the wealthiest society in the world, with the largest empire the world has ever known. Yet this society was riven by class inequality and social and gender upheaval at home, while facing threats from overseas rivals and anticolonial agitation. In this course, we will explore how global war and economic upheaval produced cultural crisis and change; struggles over power and resources among different social groups; and changing understandings of government's responsibility for human welfare. We will also address impacts on the family and gender, as well as Britain's changing relations with the continent of Europe, its empire, and the wider world.

Min Units

3

Max Units

3

Repeatable for Credit

No

Grading Basis

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Career

Undergraduate

Course Attributes

WE - WEC (Writing Emphasis Course)

Course Requisites

May be convened with

Component

Lecture

Optional Component

No