Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

HIST 3868 - British Empire in the 20th Century


Evaluation of the fate of the British Empire in the 20th- century, focusing on the global impact as well as the process of decolonization. Topics include the question of imperial overstretch; development of the Commonwealth; India’s independence; and Britain’s withdrawal from its smaller dependencies in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East through the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997.

Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Critical skills: historical thinking
  • Critical skills: reading for argument
  • Critical skills: strategic thinking
  • Crticial skills: contextualization
  • Writing skills: argumentation


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