MMW 14- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 147 pages long!)

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 14
• Professor: Steven Dennis Cassedy

Document Summary

The period: 1750-1917, era dominated by europe and the west, no ww1, that is mmw 15. The theme: history of events and ideas that helped shape the modern world, development of ideas. 3 revolutions: american, expression of enlightenment principles, especially in the declaration of. Independence: french, expression of enlightenment principles, especially in declaration of the rights of. European nationalism: nationalism as irrational force, nationalism and modern system of nation-states, 19th century. Progressive movements: women"s movement beginning 19th century, socialism and marxism. European colonialism and imperialism: belgian congo (now democratic republic of the congo, was zaire) as example of non- Darwinism, racialism/racism, anti-semitism: darwinism, transformation in the field of biology, challenge to conventional ways of looking at the world and life in the world, rise of anti-semitism, prejudice against the jewish people based on scientific" concepts. Music: music lecture in the middle of the course in different location.