HIS105 The 20th Century World
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The 20th century has been an age of extremes. It has witnessed the rise of human rights, great economic and social transformations, and wars of unprecedented severity. Topics to be discussed include the rise of totalitarian movements, notably fascism and communism, warfare, de-colonization, economic crisis, the genocides of the 20th century in Europe and Asia, and the post-1945 East-West schism.