HIS 106: World Civilization II TEXT: Bentley, Traditions & Encounters (TE)

Course Calendar: Spring 2004 READER: Snyder/West, Readings in

Global History, Volume II (RGH)

Prof: Sherri West (224-2410) MAN-117b

[ Learning Asst.: Karen Sieben (224-2533)

Wednesday Class (4:00-6:40PM) [

Jan. 21Introduction/Course Requirements

UNIT I: THE REVOLUTION OF MODERNIZATION

Jan. 28Objective 1: The World in 1500 ----

(TE, pp. 602-603; RGH #1)

Objective 2: Foundations of Modern Europe[Q]

(TE, pp. 637-656, 658; RGH, none)

Feb. 4Objective 3: Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment [S]

(TE, pp. 658-664, 657, 808-810; RGH #2-6)

Objective 4: The Age of Revolution [Q]

(TE, pp. 802-803, 807-830; RGH #7-9)

Feb. 11Objective 5: Industrial Revolution in Europe[P]

(TE, pp. 841-859, 863-868; RGH #16, 18, 19)

Paper: Were the poor living conditions of the working class

necessary for the Industrial Revolution to occur?

Feb. 18Objective 6: Modernization/Nationalism/Romanticism ---- (TE, pp. 830-837; RGH #11-15)

Objective 7: Modern Ideologies [Q]

(TE, pp. 860-862, 958-960; RGH # 21, 22)

Feb. 25UNIT I TEST (50 points)

UNIT II: THE WEST AND THE WORLD

Feb. 25Objective 8: Western Imperialism ----

(TE, pp. 933-939, 949-960; RGH #23-28, 31)

Mar. 3Objective 9: Imperialism: China [Q]

(TE, pp. 727-742, 917-924; RGH #32-44)[W]

Worksheet/Debate: see page 4 below

Mar. 10Objective 10: Imperialism: The Japanese Response [P]

(TE, pp. 742-750, 924-929, 865, 953-954; RGH #45-51)

Paper: How did Japan escape from being controlled

by the West?

Mar. 15-19 No Classes—Spring Break

Mar. 24Objective 11: Imperialism: India [Q]

(TE, pp. 759-762, 940-944; RGH #52-54)

Objective 12: The New Imperialism: Africa [S]

(TE, pp. 944-949; RGH #56-59)

Mar. 31UNIT II TEST (50 points)

(April 6—Last day to withdraw from classes)

UNIT III: THE WORLD IN TURMOIL

Mar. 31Objective 13: World War I and Versailles ----

(TE, pp. 971-989, 992-1000; RGH #61-64)

Apr. 7Objective 14: Authoritarian/Totalitarian Reaction [Q] (TE, pp. 1003-1010, 989-992, 1010-1019; RGH #65-67) (TE, pp. 1020-1026; RGH #68-70 [P]

Paper: Which of the “seven significant bases” of the

Hitler Myth do you think best explains his appeal

to the German people?

Apr. 14

Apr. 21Objective 15: The World between the Wars and World War II[Q]

(TE, pp. 1033-1034, 1037-1043; RGH #71-73)

Apr. 28Objective 15: continued: World War II[W]

(TE, pp. 1044-1060; RGH #74-77)

Worksheet due—see page 4 below

Apr. 22 [R]Objective 16: The Cold War[Q]

(TE, pp. 1060-1096; RGH #78, 79, 82

Apr. 27 [T]Objective 17: China in Revolution [S]

Apr. 29 [R]Objective 18: Emergence of the Third World: India[Q]

(TE, pp. 960-962, 1026-1028, 1099-1105; RGH #90, 91)

May 4 [T]Objective 18: continued: Latin America and Africa----

(TE, pp. 879-884, 890-891, 1110-1117, 1124-1132; RGH #10, 98-101)

May 4 [T] [Assignment of Class Participation points]

May 6 [R]Objective 19: The Modern Middle East [P]

(TE, pp. 999 (map), 1107-1110, 1120-1124, 1154-1156; RGH #92-97)

Paper: Which of the arguments about Palestine,

the Arab or the Israeli, is most convincing? Why?

May 7UNIT III TEST (50 points)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS:

  1. All papers and worksheets must be typed and stapled.

2. Late work: two points will automatically be deducted from papers handed in late.

No exceptions and no late papers accepted beyond one week.

Assignments may be submitted by e-mail as a Microsoft Word attachment to

the e-mail addresse on page 1. You may also place in my mailbox in the Division Office, MAN 111.

  1. Use your own words. Do not copy from any source including the internet.

Copied work will not be accepted. Use quotation marks where appropriate.

No paper should be mostly quotations.

  1. Papers must be at least one full page. Answers to worksheet questions must

be a full paragraph, not just a couple of sentences.

Papers should have an introduction, body with examples and conclusion.

  1. Each paper and worksheet will be worth 5 points.

Note on college closings:

In case of inclement weather, or other reasons for the college being closed, students should assume that the course will proceed as indicated on the course calendar. Assignments (quizzes, D/D papers and worksheets) due on a day the college is closed are due the next time the class meets as are any assignments due on that next class.

(In the case of unit tests, a test scheduled on a day the college is closed will be given the next time the class meets; but if the college is closed on the last class meeting before a test is scheduled, the test will be postponed until the next class meeting so that the material in that unit can be completed.)

The professor will inform students how the course content will be altered to compensate for any lost class time.

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TE Website:

This Online Learning Center has outlines and various student aids for each chapter in the text, Traditions and Encounters. You may find this website helpful for reviewing the reading assignments and in studying for tests.

WORKSHEET QUESTIONS and other instructions:

Objective 9: (RGH #36-40)

Choose either the Chinese or British view on the Opium Trade

and the tensions resulting from their relationship; answer the

following questions from that particular side/perspective:

  1. What are the best arguments for your side in the opium trade issue? Explain

each briefly.

  1. What ideals and values does your country promote that are affected by the

existing tensions?

  1. What is the best argument for the other side and what do you think is their

hidden agenda or real motives.

  1. What similarities do you see between the drug situation in China in the

19th century and ours today?

Objective 15 (RGH #72-75)

  1. “On Sunday morning December 7, 1941, in a totally unexpected and cowardly move, Japan attacked the completely blameless United States at its Pacific naval base in the Hawaiian Islands.” Is this an accurate representation of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor? Why or why not?
  2. Did Japan violate a universally accepted code of fair play when it attacked Pearl Harbor without declaring war first?
  3. How did Japan get away with a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor?
  4. What role did nationalism play in Japan’s march to war?
  5. What defined a patriot in Japan before WWII, and what were Japan’s goals

in making war?

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