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HIST-1354: Conflict and Security in Modern East Asia

Description: Survey of the 20th century history of five states in northeast Asia, People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, North and South Korea, and the connections between them. Causes and consequences of war, colonization and nationalist movements and their implications for contemporary regional and global relations. Emphasis on cultural concepts, political ideologies, social relations and historical conflicts as background to current security concerns.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.17 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 29.26%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.49%

Debra F Skiles202449.0%31.7%12.0%3.7%3.2%0.5%3.176

Grade Distribution Over Time

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Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W