HIST 332 - The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

(3 credits)

Analyzes the political, economic, religious, social, intellectual, and cultural history of the English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish people from the beginnings of the Hanoverian dynasty. Emphasis on the creation of Empire, extension of Parliamentary democracy, industrialization, Pax Britannica, the World Wars, and the social-economic and political aspects of British decline in the 20th century.Spring, odd-numbered years.