This course surveys the history of the Civil War, from its origins in 19th-century tensions through to the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Topics...
This course is a historical inquiry into crime and punishment in 20th-century Canada. The major focus of the course is an examination of the social...
The two world wars between 1914 and 1945 have transformed our planet. In 1900 Europe dominated international relations; since then we have seen the...
Between 1945 and the present, the U.S. experienced rapid social, economic, and cultural change that re-shaped racial, gender, ethnic, class, and...
The relationship between Quebec and the rest of the country is a complex one, involving conquest, submission, survival, compromise, cooperation and...
This course surveys the history of the Middle East from the eve of the First War to the present. Important topics include the role of colonial powers...
How did women contribute to the construction of modern America, to debates over war and peace, the struggle for civil and workers' rights, the fields...
In less than 200 years Toronto has grown from a small town into a major metropolis. This course looks at elements in that development, such as:...
A brief analysis of political and religious changes under earlier Tudor monarchs from 1485 sets the stage for an examination of continuing challenges...
This course deals with African history before European colonization. The approach is thematic and the course focus will shift with developments in the...
Hidden codes, special devices, fiendish villains, and top secrets all have a special place in popular culture, but as alluring as the mythology may...
The image many Canadians have of their history is one of compromise, complacency, and of giving in to authority. In actual fact, Canadian history is...
Beginning with a brief look at the period before the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists from the United States in the 1770s, this course traces...
This course avoids the survey approach by enabling students to concentrate on certain specific aspects of 20th-century Western European history. Each...
This course covers the late Qing dynasty (1839-1911) and Republican China (1911-49). It explores China's semi-colonization under Western and Japanese...
How did the First Nations of the Canadian and American Great Lakes region develop through the millennia? What happened at their first encounters with...
This course traces the main developments in Europe from the fall of Rome to 1400. Within a broadly chronological context, we examine the political,...
The Vietnam War made Indochina the most heavily bombed region in history. It also engulfed global powers like France, Japan, China, and the U.S. But...
This course covers a 127-year span during which Great Britain rose to become the modern world's first superpower and the most influential country of...
This course examines the role of propaganda, starting with its use by religious reformers in the 16th century, French revolutionaries of the 18th, and...