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MMW 6: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
Spring Quarter
The course begins with a consideration of the causes and consequences of World War I,
and then looks at the post-war crisis of liberal values and institutions. It addresses the
deepening of that crisis in the 1930s, especially evident in the emergence of ideological
politics and extreme nationalism in the context of world-wide depression. That period
provides the background for understanding World War II. Attention is then devoted
to the Cold War, the competition between capitalism and communism, and the process
of decolonization. The course ends with a discussion of the collapse of communism and
the emerging world order (or disorder).
Spring Quarter 2008
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