Take a global historical survey from 1890 to 1914. Our main emphasis will be on the changing relationships involved in the growing dominance of Western societies, which can be seen in three important developments: (1) Western imperialist expansion, (2) the spread of industrialism, and (3) the development of modern state systems in all the world's regions. The climax of our study will be the causes of World War I in 1914, a war that effectively ended global economic cooperation until the final quarter of the 20th century.

Moderator: John Lane has 20 years of teaching experience in world civilizations, AP European history, and US history. His undergraduate and graduate degrees are from UC and NKU with additional graduate training from Indiana Univ. He has traveled extensively in Britain and Continental Europe. His major fields of study are British and military history.