HIST160 — Modern Asian History
HIST 160 - Modern Asian History HIST 160 - Modern Asian History 5 Credits Examines cultural, economic and political development of China, Japan and Korea from 1850 to today. Fees Quarters Typically Designed to Serve Transfer students or any students seeking to understand the modern political and cultural evolution of China, Japan and Korea. Active Date 2015-10-30 Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0 Total Degree Distributions: AA Social Science Area I Course Outline I. Heritage A. China and Western contact B. Tokugawa Japan and traditions C. Manchu China and revolution II. Differing routes to modernization A. Chinese Struggle for the New Way B. The Metamorphosis of Japan III. The 1920s and 30s: Aggression and the Road to War IV. World War II in East Asia V. Post-WW II developments A. Civil War China B. Occupation and Rebuilding Japan C. Korea at war VI. Contemporary East Asia A. China under Mao B. China under Deng C. Japan as an economic giant D. Korea undergoes change Student Learning