WORLD REVOLUTIONS 1600-1950

Talks about world revolutions from 1600-1950, its causes, effects on societies of the world.
Students should be able to state the categories of revolutions, their theories, their out breaks and impacts on societies.


COURSE NAME: WORLD REVOLUTIONS 1600-1950
COURSE CODE: BHI 2104
YEAR TWO, SEMESTER ONE
COURSE DESCRIPTION;
- Talks about world revolutions, it’s causes, effects on societies of the world.
COURSE OBJECTIVES;
- State the categories of revolutions.
- Theories of revolutions.
LEARNING OUTCOMES;
- Categories of revolutions of in the world.
- Categorize world revolutions.
- Outbreak of revolutions
- Impact on societies
COURSE CONTENT:
1. Categories of revolutions
2. Theories of revolutions
3. Industrial revolution in Europe 1750 - 1850
4. Industrial revolution in Japan 1890 - 1936
5. The French revolution 1789
6. The American revolution 1776 – 1781
7. The 1820, 1830 and 1848 revolutions in Europe
8. The Russian revolution 1917
9. The Chinese revolution 1927 – 1949
10. The Mexican revolution 1910 – 1917
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