{"id":1627,"date":"2016-10-31T00:26:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T00:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/whme103\/?page_id=1627"},"modified":"2016-10-31T00:26:11","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T00:26:11","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/whme103\/startup\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner thumbnail\" style=\"width:302px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/WikiEducator.org\/File:Sr71_1.jpg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sr71 1.jpg\" src=\"\/\/WikiEducator.org\/images\/thumb\/9\/90\/Sr71_1.jpg\/300px-Sr71_1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" class=\"thumbimage img-responsive\"><\/a>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Course name<\/b>: World History: World War II to the Present (#whme103)\n<\/p>\n<p>In this course you will learn about major historical developments and events from the Second World War to the present day.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Course_metrics\">Course metrics<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Notional learning hours:<\/b> 40 hours, including preparation for assessment.<br \/>\n<b>Duration:<\/b> Self-paced.<br \/>\n<b>Assessment:<\/b> TBA <br \/>\n<b>Formal credit option:<\/b> TBA <br \/>\n<b>Course:<\/b> TBA <br \/>\n<b>Credential:<\/b> TBA\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> MVP award: TBA\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Level:<\/b> Bachelor Degree Level.<br \/>\n<br style=\"clear:both\">\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"What_is_it_about.3F\">What is it about?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>World War Two was the deadliest conflict in world history. Between the outbreak of war on 1 September 1939 and the end of the war on 15 August 1945, there were an estimated 50 to 85 million casualties. This course will begin by examining the causes of World War Two, followed by the major events and crucial battles during the war. It will examine the Holocaust, and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that finally brought an end to the war. In the aftermath of the war, new political, economic and ideological alignments led to the emergence of the US and Soviet Union as global superpowers. This course will explore what led to the Cold War and nuclear arms race, and consider its global impact. It will examine the proxy wars fought in the developing world, and the decolonization process. In the aftermath of the Cold War, the position of the US as the only superpower has led to new political and economic alignments, and a period of increasing globalization.  The final section of this course will examine the world today.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"What_will_I_learn.3F\">What will I learn?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this micro course you will:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Learn about the origins of World War II\n<\/li>\n<li> Examine the key events and battles of World War II\n<\/li>\n<li> Learn about the Holocaust\n<\/li>\n<li> Explore the aftermath of World War II\n<\/li>\n<li> Examine how the US and the Soviet Union emerged as global superpowers\n<\/li>\n<li> Learn about the Cold War and its aftermath\n<\/li>\n<li> Discover what motivated the decolonization process\n<\/li>\n<li> Learn about the Developing World\n<\/li>\n<li> Reflect on the positive and negative impacts of Globalization\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"What.27s_involved.3F\">What&#8217;s involved?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are nine learning pathways each containing multiple resources, such as videos, readings and primary source material.  Each learning pathway begins with an overview, and concludes with a review quiz.<br \/>\nThe learning pathways are:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> The Causes of World War II\n<\/li>\n<li> The Global Impact of World War II\n<\/li>\n<li> The Aftermath of World War II\n<\/li>\n<li> The Reconstruction of Europe and Asia\n<\/li>\n<li> The Cold War and Decolonization in the Developing World\n<\/li>\n<li> Global Effects of the Cold War\n<\/li>\n<li> The End of the Cold War and its Aftermath\n<\/li>\n<li> Developing Nations in Modern Times\n<\/li>\n<li> Globalization\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The micro-course can be completed in approximately 40 hours, including preparation for assessment.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- \nNewPP limit report\nCPU time usage: 0.016 seconds\nReal time usage: 0.018 seconds\nPreprocessor visited node count: 25\/1000000\nPreprocessor generated node count: 52\/1000000\nPost\u2010expand include size: 366\/2097152 bytes\nTemplate argument size: 0\/2097152 bytes\nHighest expansion depth: 2\/40\nExpensive parser function count: 0\/100\n--><\/p>\n<p><!-- Saved in parser cache with key wikiedu-mw_:pcache:idhash:177926-0!*!*!!en!2!* and timestamp 20161031002609 and revision id 1009635\n -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"visualClear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<ul class=\"pager\">\n<li class=\"previous\">\n            <a href=\"\/whme103\/startup\/start-here\">\u2190 Previous<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<li class=\"next\">\n            <a href=\"\/whme103\/course-guide\/overview\">Next \u2192<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<br \/>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course name: World History: World War II to the Present (#whme103) In this course you will learn about major historical developments and events from the Second World War to the present day. 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