HST128

This course will trace the history of the Middle East from the period of the Ottoman Empire to the Present. Students will study the influence of the Ottomans on the Middle East and how the decline of this once great empire paved the way for European penetration. In the process, they will critically examine how and why Europeans created new dynasties and nations in the post World War I & II periods and how these creations have contributed to the instability that now exists in the Middle East.