World History Courses for Teachers

The Cold War: 1945-1960

Course #: EDUC_711Q

The end of World War II promised apparent prosperity to the United States. But there was no peace. Instead, a ...

CREDITS: 3

The Cold War: 1960-1990

Course #: EDUC_711R

After 1960, as the United States promoted its containment policy, the Cold War settled into a series of tense confrontations ...

CREDITS: 3

Terrorism: Roots, Causes and Diversity

Course #: EDUC_711Z

Terrorism, the plague of the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century, is as varied and complicated as the causes. ...

CREDITS: 3

Ancient Rome

Course #: EDUC_712P

This course describes the political and geographic reasons for the rise of Rome and the foundation and expansion of the ...

CREDITS: 3

Ancient Greece

Course #: EDUC_712R

Ancient Greece, the cradle and crucible of Western civilization, saw perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in ...

CREDITS: 3

Ancient Egypt

Course #: EDUC_713M

This ancient civilization still exerts a strong hold on our imaginations. From its pyramids and temples, its beautiful art and ...

CREDITS: 3

Modern China: Clash of Culture & Controversy

Course #: EDUC_715L

This course transports you to China where you relive its past hundred years that have been through a continuous transformation ...

CREDITS: 3

Renaissance: Geniuses & Gifts

Course #: EDUC_715W

No period of history can boast of greater beauty of mind and spirit than the Renaissance. It is a period ...

CREDITS: 3

Middle Ages: Shedding Light on the Dark Ages

Course #: EDUC_716C

Knights in shining armor, castles, kings, witches, and dungeons, these are some of the vivid images of the Middle Ages. ...

CREDITS: 3

The Political History of the Middle East

Course #: EDUC_716E

The Middle East is both a stimulating and captivating topic that is vital to ascertain and absorb in modern society. ...

CREDITS: 3

Hispanic Culture: Past, Present and Future

Course #: EDUC_716I

Would you like to learn more about the fastest-growing population in the United States? This comprehensive course provides great insight ...

CREDITS: 3

Sir Winston Churchill: Soldier, Politician, Legend

Course #: EDUC_716K

He stood with a Shakespearean brilliance as the necessary hero during the most testing moment of national world crisis...this can ...

CREDITS: 3

Religions of the World: Celebrating Diversity

Course #: EDUC_716O

In and out of the classroom, persons of different religious backgrounds coexist in the U.S. It is one of the ...

CREDITS: 3

Military Leaders: Strategies and Philosophies

Course #: EDUC_716P

"War is Hell!" These infamous words from General William T. Sherman say it all. Even though man wishes otherwise, conflict ...

CREDITS: 3

Keeping Your Head About the French Revolution

Course #: EDUC_716S

The storming of the Bastille, guillotine, women's march on Versailles, massive bread lines, Tennis Court Oath, Reign of Terror, and ...

CREDITS: 3

The Vietnam War: History and Conflict

Course #: EDUC_716W

This course provides an extensive background about the Vietnam War, the relevant history of Southeast Asia, and the consequences of ...

CREDITS: 3

The Holocaust: Never to be Forgotten

Course #: EDUC_717D

For the older members of our society, the Holocaust conjures up visions of mindless hatred, sadistic cruelty, annihilation, and extinction. ...

CREDITS: 3

North Korea: Understanding the Isolated Republic

Course #: EDUC_717G

"Machiavellian Masters" and "Living Political Fossil" are two phrases that best describe North Korea. This is because it is one ...

CREDITS: 3