Prerequisites: ENGL 102 with a grade of C or higher, and a course fulfilling the History and Humanities GER 200 level course with a grade of C or higher. Survey of British history from the death of Queen Victoria (1901) to that of Diana, Princess of Wales (1997); emphasis on Britain’s social, cultural and political transformation. Topics include causes and impact of the World Wars, the turn from Empire to Europe, rise and critique of the welfare state, and foreign relations. This course may be used to satisfy a three credit 300 level GER in History and Humanities.