Description
The course explores the development of modern Chinese history from the nineteenth century to 1949, covering the last days of China’s Qing dynasty and the Republican period (1911-1949). The course will examine not only historical events such as the Opium War, the 1911 Republican Revolution, and the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), and the Chinese Civil War (1945-1949) but also important historical concepts such as tradition, modernity, imperialism, nationalism, feminism, Marxism, and fascism.
Instruction Modes
In-Person On-Campus
Grade Modes
Pass/Fail (P), Standard (S)
Department(s)
College/School
School of Liberal Arts
Start Term
Fall 2026 Semester
Instructional Methods
Lecture (LC)
Course Attributes
Diverse Perspectives (SEDP), Humanities (GEHU)