Class Notes for History at North Carolina State University

Decolonization After 1945 The two decades after World War II saw the end of colonial empires. Latin America along with Africa created the Third World or the Developing World. What were the processes by which the colonies o...

The Soviet Union Under Stalin (Introduction to the WWI and the Great Depression) The Great Depression and New Political Economies What new types of political economies took shape in response to...

Colonial Nationalism in India Nationalism in India 1885: Establishment of the Indian National Congress English-educated elites (lawyers, journalists) embrace English ideas of law, government, economy ...

China China in Revolution Qing Dynasty, ruled since 1644, was overthrown and the Republic of China was established in 1911 There was no strong central government Rapid fragmentation into prov...

Revolutionist Russia Conditions in Czarist Russia Peasants had legacies of serfdom ruled by aristocratic landlords In 1861, Russian Czar Alexander II proclaimed the emancipations of the serfs, but ...

Revolutions in Mexico World War I created a breakdown of European order and created crises elsewhere in the world. What internal and external forces created the conditions for revolution? What social groups propelled the...

Experiences of War: Images and Realities People did not foresee that this war would last four years; they were basing the length and outcome of this war on the war of 1870 between France and Prussia. They imagined it woul...

World War I By the early 20th century, competition among European powers came to a point where it would take very little to create a bigger problem in the world. What factors caused the war? What was the nature of the wa...

Nationalism The development of industrial societies, class struggles and mass politics took place in a period where states reorganized around nationhood. National unifications: Italy, 1860s Germany, 1871 France as a Third ...

Industrial Cities How did the Industrial Revolution transform social, economic, and political conditions in the West? Consider how they fueled imperialism. People now experienced: Smog in cities Disease-filled...

The Gap Question: How did the division between rich/developed and poor/underdeveloped parts of the world take shape during the nineteenth century? British Demand for Chinese Goods Had to change terms of trade to su...

Industrial Revolution Basic Information Began roughly in the 1770s in England Simply put, it involved mechanized production in factories permitted by steam power Crucial because it changed goods produced a...

The World Before the Industrial Revolution Empires Were the political organization of the Asian world Covered Russia, China, India, Persia, and Turkey Trade routes The world was connected through early trade routes Islamic...

The Environmental Regulatory State Long-term problems led to a sense of crisis in the American mind during the 50s and 60s. Smog, associated with cars, obscured cities such as Los Angeles Increases in nitrogen ...

Bison and Abundance From Harvest to Slaughter The horse permitted the expansion of the Indian economy through hunting bison, a very fast animal Traded parts of the buffalo eastward to countries such as F...