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The Modern World, Part Two

This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part Two begins early in the twentieth century, as older ways of doing things and habits of thought give way. What follows is an era of cataclysmic struggles over what ideas and institutions will take their place. The course concludes in the present day, as communities everywhere are transitioning into a new era of world history. Again we work hard to grasp what is happening and ask: Why? Again we are drawn to pivotal choices made at key moments by individuals and communities.
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Rating 4.7 based on 233 ratings
Length 8 weeks
Effort 7 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week
Starts Jun 26 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From University of Virginia via Coursera
Instructor Philip Zelikow
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Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Humanities Art & Design
Tags Social Sciences History Governance And Society Arts And Humanities

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professor zelikow

Thank you Incredible journey through time Professor Zelikow's guidance through this two part course was enlightening, challenging and insightful.

Professor Zelikow is a fantastic lecturer and has plenty of experience from his time as a diplomatic and government official.

Professor Zelikow has very good communication skills and has a way of presenting difficult subjects in a "easy" way.

Thank you Professor Zelikow.

This course is very clearly structured and Professor Zelikow did a very good job at explaining worldwide history in an unbiaised way.

Excellent course which is well presented by Professor Zelikow.

Professor Zelikow is excellent.

5 Stars to the course, to Professor Zelikow, and to the University of Virginia.

Professor Zelikow does an exceptional job of summarizing and thoroughly explaining the situations, problems and solutions in events that shaped the world.

Professor Zelikow explains global events in a detailed and unbiased way, providing points of views of the different sides in historical events.

was easy to understand Fascinating course, Professor Zelikow is great.

Professor Zelikow is enlightening and packs a lot if information into this class.

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very interesting

I find history very interesting, and this course gave me a better understanding of events in the past century.

Very interesting take on the last 2 centuries - put in a holistic form, very well thought trough.

Huge knowledge The emphasis on examining how historical figures viewed their situations and available options results in a very interesting analysis of history that is engaging and thought provoking.

very interesting lecture Excellent course !

Very interesting theme and approach to the different subjects in analysis.

Both Part I and Part II are very interesting and enlightening.

very useful Very interesting and engaging Excellent course Professor Zelikow always does a phenomenal job.

Great professor and very interesting presentation of the course material.

Very interesting course!

i Very interesting course.

Lets learn and onward... A very interesting course.

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highly recommend

Highly recommended if you're interested in history.

I highly recommend.

I highly recommend taking it soon after completing part one because of the way it builds on information described in part I.

I took the two parts, I highly recommend both of them.

This course provided that consistency.I now have a new appreciation of 'what came before' and a reminder, thanks to Philip Zelikow, to resist the constraint of thinking only via the history, outlooks and ideas of my lifetime.Highly recommended.

I highly recommend it if you're wanting to gain some more knowledge on what major events took place over the last 250 years or so.

Highly recommendable.

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part one

absolutely the very best of Coursera's offerings - riveting throughout, outstanding Just like Part One, this course was simply awesome!

As good as Part One, an absolute must for anyone interested in period of History.

As good as Part One....I have thoroughly enjoyed both parts of this course.

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modern world

The best Modern World History course.

I found this course, and its comnpanion course "The Modern World Part One", extremely interesting and informatiive.

Excellent I will post my very positive review of both courses, The Modern World from 1760 to 1910 and The Modern World from 1910, in the near future.

This course allows you to not just have a knowledge, but an understanding of the modern world.

I enjoyed The Modern World, Part One, as well.

This join opportunity by the university and the coursers will provide us a excellent concept of "The Modern World, Part Two: Global History since 1910".

Great information, engaging unbiased tutor (with the talent of a gifted storyteller) and at last one course that really talks about modern world history as a whole without just remaining and focusing on the WWI and II from only our western world's perspective.

If you enjoy history at all, you will enjoy "The Modern World, Part Two Iand one): Global History since 1910.

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recommend this course

He really sets the bar for online presentation, and I would not hesitate to recommend this course to anyone who is interested in world history.

Highly recommend this course if you are wanting to refresh your understanding of this time period.

I would recommend this course to history buffs and history hates alike.

I highly recommend this course.

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so much

I enjoyed this course so much as it provides great videos and the quizzes are great instruments in order to revise my learning progress.

The course has (in my opinion) a solid, well defined structure, presents different approaches to debatable subjects, invites us to develop critical reflection, provides the student with a wide range of data and gives us tools to understand so much of what happens in the world on this very moment.

The second part is also great like the first part...I deeply recommend Very few o no information about the Latin America Thank you so much.

I learned so much.

I learned SO MUCH in this course!

Thank you so much for offering it.

Thank you so much for making this course available!

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part two

This course, part one and part two, have really turned the light on for me, to see the significance of people's choices and how deeply every choice influences another Es un muy buen curso para poder tener un amplio panorama del proceso histórico mundial del siglo XX.

W I have finished part one of this course and I am currently completing part two.

Coursera has taken the position that Part Two is completely different from Part One and different rules apply.

Take Part One, then Part Two.

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prof. zelikow

Prof. Zelikow is fantastic.

As with the first half of this course, Prof. Zelikow was pleasant, reasonable, and kept a good pace all the way throughout.

Thanks Prof. Zelikow and his team for this hugely informative and entertaining course.

Would like to thank prof. Zelikow for wonderful and very insightfull presentations!

Prof. Zelikow explained both local and global events to provide context and filled in the gaps in my knowledge admirably.

I enjoyed listening to Prof. Zelikow's lectures.

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20th century

Basically everything from 20th century history that they should have taught us in Canadian Elementary and high school.

This takes us from the early 20th century up to the financial crisis of 2008.

This was a very good course as it highlighted the main actors and events of most of the 20th century, providing a very good knowledge base for further study, reading, discussions etc.

A short course but with a great vision of the Global History of the 20th century.

Great professor, great overview with a mix of super minute details and big picture narrative that makes this history of the 20th century fascinating and engaging.

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but also

This course not only answers the "What" about history, but also "Why", "Why not" and the overall perception, feelings of people of each era being taught.

The Professor was excellent in his presentation (and preparation) of the course, not only the written notes but also the verbal presentation that created, in my opinion, very good empathy with the student i.e.

It has been an incredible journey, very interesting about the interactions between states, not only at the political level, but also cultural and economic.

This is an awesome course that not only taught me global history but also inspired me to think more deeply An excellent course for History fanatics!

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for making

Thank you for making this such an effective and helpful set of presentations.

Thanks for making this great course available to the world.

Thank you coursera for making such an awesome course available to people all over the world.I must also say that Dr Philip Zelikow has structured the course very well and the load is not too heavy.

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muito bom ! obrigada por nos ajudar a conhecer e pensar a historia.

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Rating 4.7 based on 233 ratings
Length 8 weeks
Effort 7 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week
Starts Jun 26 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From University of Virginia via Coursera
Instructor Philip Zelikow
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Humanities Art & Design
Tags Social Sciences History Governance And Society Arts And Humanities

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