Week 5 shows us the world on the cusp of a new era. Look for these developments and how they have shaped the world into the one we experience today:
Encounters between the West and Asia, and reactions by China, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia;
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Changing relationships between citizens and the state
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The impact of colonies on the parent state and the colonized peoples
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Change in power structures due to revolutions (in American colonies and in France)
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The effect of one dominant political figure in Europe: Napoleon