HIST 112 Chapter 24 Lecture Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship Asia, the Middle East, And Latin America
Although the West had emerged from World War I relatively intact, its political and social foundations and its self-confidence had been severely undermined. Within Europe, doubts about the viability o...
16 Sep 20202h 11min
HIST 1112 Chapter 23 Lecture The Beginning of the Twentieth Century Crisis War and Revolution
The Road to World War I On June 28, 1914, the heir to the Austrian throne, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, was assassinated in the Bosnian city of Sarajevo. Although this event precipitated the confrontat...
14 Sep 20201h 44min
HIST 112 Chapter 22 Lecture Shadows over the Pacific East Asia Under Challenge
Internal Decline or Western Pressure? In 1800, the Qing or Manchu dynasty was at the height of its power. China had experienced a long period of peace and prosperity under the rule of two great emper...
11 Sep 20201h 59min
HIST 112 Chapter 21 Lecture The High Tide of Imperialism
The Spread of Colonial Rule In the nineteenth century, a new phase of Western expansion into Asia and Africa began. Whereas before 1800 European aims in the East could be summed up as “Christians and...
10 Sep 20202h 7min
HIST 112 Chapter 20 The Americas, Society and Culture in the West
The Wars for Independence By the end of the eighteenth century, the ideas of the Enlightenment and the new political ideals stemming from the successful revolution in North America were beginning to i...
9 Sep 20201h 50min
HIST 112 Chapter 19 Lecture_The Beginnings of Modernization Nationalism and Industrialization in the Nine
The Industrial Revolution and its Impact The Growth of Industrial Prosperity Reaction and Revolution: The Growth of Nationalism National Unification and the National State 1848-1871 The European ...
8 Sep 20202h 5min
HIST 112 Chapter 18 Lecture_The West on the Verge of a New World Order
"IN PARIS ON THE MORNING of July 14, 1789, a mob of eight thousand men and women in search of weapons streamed toward the Bastille (bass-STEEL), a royal armory filled with arms and ammunition. The Bas...
8 Sep 20202h 19min
HIST 112 Chapter 17 Lecture The East Asian World
Background: Marco Polo ha reported on the magnificence of China after visiting Beijing during the reign of Kublai Khan, the great Mongol ruler. By the time the Portuguese fleet arrived off the coast o...
3 Sep 202042min
