43 – 19th Century Europe, Part II
At a Glance
Time
Six weeks:
Wednesday, April 8 – 22,
9 – 10:30 a.m. & Thursday, April 16 – 30,
11 a.m. – 12:30 pm. CT
Cost
$65.00
Location
Online with Zoom
Class limit: None
Course Description
This class covers the major European powers from roughly 1870 to the advent of the Great War in August 1914. It focuses on the growth of liberal democracy in each of these nations as well as the social changes brought on by industrialization. It works through the most important pieces of reform legislation in each of the major European states as well as the growth of Imperialism in the period.
Instructor
Doug Biggs holds a Ph.D. in Medieval History from the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities). His research specialty is 14th-century and early 14th-century England, but he taught a wide range of periods across his career.