This course examines Chinese history of the past 200 years in a global context. It covers the end of the last imperial dynasty, Nationalist China under Chiang Kai-shek, the Japanese invasion of China during the Second World War, Mao Zedong's establishment of the communist People's Republic of China, and the evolving place of China as a world power. Issues of current international importance involving China will also be discussed.
HIST 358: Modern China
Department
School
College Liberal Arts/Sciences
Degree Attributes
AU: Global Perspective,
CoB: Humanities,
SoAD: Humanities