Unlike other movements throughoout world history that we have examined in this class, the 19th century was unique in that a group of societies that have been collectively called Western Civilization came to dominate the rest of the world politically, economically, and culturally. But the 20th century witnessed unprecedented warfare and destruction at the hands of these same Western societies. What caused the world wars of the twentieth century? What was the aftermath of this nloodshed? Are we still in a moment where "Western Civilization" predominated over the world? What do you see as the future of our world for remainder of this century?

Unlike other movements throughoout world history that we have examined in this class, the 19th century was unique in that a group of societies that have been collectively called Western Civilization came to dominate the rest of the world politically, economically, and culturally. But the 20th century witnessed unprecedented warfare and destruction at the hands of these same Western societies. What caused the world wars of the twentieth century? What was the aftermath of this nloodshed? Are we still in a moment where "Western Civilization" predominated over the world? What do you see as the future of our world for remainder of this century?