In this episode I will examine the disruptions to the world order that saw the Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian regions decline; I discuss the reasons why European states took their first steps toward establishing a global maritime empire.

Question 1 00:00

Question 2 02:00

Question 3 04:04

Question 4 05:33

Question 5 07:21

Question 6 08:44

Question 7 10:11

Question 8 14:20

In this episode I will examine the social and economic framework of both the Aztec and Incan Empires immediately prior to the arrival of the Spanish.

00:00 Question 1

03:43 Question 2

05:51 Question 3

07:41 Question 4

08:57 Question 5

10:16 Question 6

13:06 Question 7

15:00 Question 8

15:51 Question 9

17:15 Question 10

18:05 Question 11

In this episode I explore the factors that contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. I will discuss the role colonialism played in the Yugoslavian and Rwandan genocides. Finally, I will discuss the origins of the continuing turmoil in the Middle East/Western Asia

• Why did the Cold War end?

• What were glasnost and perestroika, and how might they have contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• In what way were the genocides in Yugoslavia and Rwanda the product of imperialism?

• Why has ethnic and religious tension in the Middle East persisted in the years since the end of the Cold War?

• What is the cause of anti-American Islamic extremist violence? How has the US responded to this violence, and how has this affected America’s position in the world?

00:00 Question 1

02:50 Question 2

04:43 Question 3

08:40 Question 4

11:12 Question 5