HIST 112-Western Civilization II

HIST 112-Western Civilization II

Spring 2017 – 3 Semester Hours

Course Description: Examination of national states to international society including globalism, planned societies & nuclear technology.

Course Objectives/Goals: COURSE OBJECTIVES/GOALS:

1.  The student will identify key actors, concepts and events in Western History since ancient times in written essays, research papers and essay exams.

2.  The student will analyze the forces shaping Western history through various readings, multimedia presentations and written work.

3.  The student will use the internet to explore and evaluate sources in Western history in written work.

4.  The student will use texts to evaluate primary and secondary sources in Western history and will create opinion based writings using those sources to support and defend their writing.

Instructor: Mrs. Herrmann Email:

Office Hours: 7:30 am-8:15 am, 8th Hr., 3:15pm-3:35pm, Monday-Friday

COURSE EVALUATION

Due Dates- All work is due when you come to class!

Homework- You will be asked to share written responses to important issues four times per quarter. Your responses relate to readings in your texts. For example, one question might read as follows: “In your view, was the Greek Golden Age really golden, why or why not?” A question will be assigned for each module, but you will choose only ten of them to complete. Your grade will be based, in part, upon how well you use the assigned reading in your work. All written responses will be graded and are worth 20 points each. You will take three essay exams. Exams are worth at least 100 points each. You will complete a 5-7 page research paper worth 245 points. The BHHS grading scale will be used in this course.

Books

Kidner, Frank. Making Europe: People, Politics, and Culture, Volume II Since 1550. New York: Houghton-Mifflin, 2009. ISBN 0-618-00480-7

Term Paper

This semester you will write a five to seven page paper on a topic of your choice. Your topic must be relevant to the time period of our course of study. Papers are to be double spaced with 1” margins & page numbers. Please use Times New Roman font. Papers must be five complete pages of text! Citations must be in APA format. You must have at least five print sources.

GRADING CRITERIA FOR WRITTEN WORK

The criteria below will be used in grading your written work this semester. It is important to include accurate and factual material in all your essays. Names and places which are key to your essay should be spelled correctly. All of your written work should make specific reference to people and events, and you should provide dates to illustrate change over time.

“A” – Excellent Work

·  Use specific and accurate terms and concepts throughout the essay.

·  Use complete sentences and paragraphs

·  Have a clear introduction and conclusion

·  Present and support a specific thesis throughout the essay

·  Provide a thoughtful and supported opinion when appropriate

·  Demonstrate excellent skills in organization and mechanics

·  Present direct answers to all phases of the question asked

“B” – Good Work

·  Use accurate terms and concepts throughout the essay

·  Use complete sentences and paragraphs

·  Have an introduction and a conclusion

·  Present a thesis and have some support throughout the essay

·  Provide a thoughtful and supported opinion when appropriate

·  Demonstrate good skills in organization and mechanics

·  Present answers to all phases of the question asked

“C” – Average Work

·  Use few accurate terms and concepts

·  Use complete sentences and paragraphs

·  Have an introduction or a conclusion

·  Present a thesis but have little support

·  Provide a thoughtful opinion without support

·  Demonstrate some skills in organization and mechanics

·  Present some answers to the questions asked

“D” – Below Average Work

·  Use few or no terms and concepts

·  Use some complete sentences and paragraphs

·  Have no introduction or conclusion

·  Present disjointed ideas without a thesis or support

·  Provide little or no opinion when asked

·  Demonstrate few skills in organization and mechanics

·  Present few direct answers to the question asked

“F” –Failing Work

·  Use no terms or concepts

·  Use few complete sentences and paragraphs

·  Have no introduction or conclusion

·  Present disjointed ideas with no support

·  Provide no opinion when asked

·  Demonstrate no skills in organization and mechanics

·  Present only a couple of answers to the questions asked

Topical Outline and Chapter Assignments:

Module 1: Trade and Empire (Due Jan. 10th)

Kidner Ch. 18

Question: How did changes in overseas empires and trading networks contribute to Europe’s economic development in the 18th century? Which empire do you think was most prosperous and why?Key Terms: Treaty of Madrid, Collective Bargaining, Nation, Plutocracy, Industrial Revolution, Capital

Module 2: Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe (Due Jan. 17th)

Kidner Ch. 19, Documents Workbook Ch. 11 and 12.4

Question: Why was the French Revolution so much more violent than the American Revolution? In your opinion, should foreign governments, like the United States, have intervened to stop the violence?

Key Terms: Estates-General, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Maximilien Robespierre, Sovereignty, Sans-Culotte, National Convention, Committee of Public Safety, Reign of Terror, Great Terror, Directory, Continental System, Hundred Days

Module 3: Restoration and Reform (Due Jan. 24th)

Kidner Ch. 20

Questions: How did art, music and literature influence and reflect nationalist ideals of the mid 19th century?

Key Terms: Congress of Vienna, Holy Alliance, Multinational State, Romanticism, Alexander Pushkin, Utopian, Conservatism, Liberalism, Nationalism, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Decembrists, Intelligentsia

Jan. 30th: Research Paper Abstract Due

Module 4: Industrialization and Society (Due Jan. 31st)

Kidner Ch. 21, Documents Workbook Ch. 14

Question: Compare and contrast the remedies proposed by reformers and socialists. Which remedy was the most effective liberalism or socialism? Why?

Key Terms: Friedrich Engels, Proletariat, Capitalists, Robert Owen, New Lanark, Karl Marx, Class Consciousness, Temperance Movement, Reform Judaism, Assimilation, Edwin Chadwick, Methodism, Luddites, Trade Unions, Socialism, Utopian Socialists, Charles Fourier, Claude Henride Saint-Simon, GWF Hegel, Kibbutz, Consumer Cooperatives, Communism

Module 5: The Triumph of the Nation-State (Due Feb. 7th)

Kidner Ch. 22, Documents Workbook 15.3

Question: Why did the rise of nationalism cause an increase in anti-Semitic tendencies throughout Europe?

Key Terms: Revolutions of 1848, Slavic Congress, Kulturkampf, National Minority, Minorities Question, Emile Zola, Social Democratic Party of Germany, Integral Nationalism, Scientific Racism, Anti-Semitism, Wilhelm Marr, Aryan, Theodor Herzl, Dreyfus Affair, Zionism, Pogrom, Pale of Settlement, Russification

Feb. 8th: Exam I

Module 6: The Culture of Industrial Europe (Due Feb. 14th)

Kidner Ch. 23

Question: How do the illustrations in the chapter reflect the growth of society in Europe in the late 19th century? Which illustrations do you think best represents the time period? Why?

Key Terms: Siemens-Martin Process, Lithography, Morse Code, Suez Canal, Panama Canal, Guglielmo Marconi, Trans-Siberian Railroad, Magic Lantern, Louis Pasteur, Marie Curie, Feminism, Realism, Impressionism, Abstract Art, Futurists, Lubok, Arts & Crafts Movement, Positivism, Empiricism, Social Darwinism, Eugenics

Module 7: The Age of Imperialism (Due Feb. 21st)

Kidner Ch. 24

Question: What present day conflicts find their roots in the new imperialism of the late 19th century?

Key Terms: New Imperialism, Leopold II, White Man’s Burden, Manifest Destiny, Paternalism, African National Congress, Berlin Conference, Genocide, Herero Revolt, Boer War, Sepoy Rebellion, Indian National Congress, Sphere of Influence, Jadidism, Arab Nationalism, Boxer Rebellion, Omdurman, John A. Hobson

Mar. 2nd: Preliminary Bibliography Due

Module 8: War and Revolution (Due Mar. 8th)

Kidner Ch. 25, Documents Workbook Ch. 17 & 18.4

Question: Which role did nationalism play in the outbreak of WWI? Which nation or empire do you think was most affected by the events of WWI and why?

Key Terms: Triple Alliance, Triple Entente, Pan-Slavism, Balkan Wars, Propaganda, Total War, Easter Uprising, Sykes-Picot Agreement, Balfour Declaration, Armenian Massacre, Nationalization, DORA, Bolsheviks, Russian Civil War, Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, National Self-Determination

Mar. 13th: Research Paper Outline Due

Module 9: A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments (Due Mar. 15th)

Kidner Ch. 26, Documents Workbook 19.1

Question: In your opinion, which revolutionary experiment was the most successful and why?

Key Terms: Versailles Treaty, Republic of Fiume, Irish Free State, Charismatic Leadership, Kellogg-Briand Pact, Dawes Plan, Weimar Republic, Secularization, Fascism, Welfare State, Comintern, USSR

March 16th: Exam 2

Module 10: Democracy Under Siege (Due Apr. 13th)

Kidner Ch. 27, Documents Workbook 18.1 & Ch. 20

Question: How did political ideologies and advancements in science and technology contribute to the widespread destruction in Europe during WWII?

Key Terms: Great Depression, Mein Kampf, Lebensraum, Enabling Act, Great Purges, Totalitarianism, Nuremberg Laws, Popular Fronts, Munich Conference, Appeasement, Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Blitzkrieg, Manhattan Project, Final Solution

Apr. 17th: Research Paper Due

Module 11: Europe Divided (Due Apr. 21st)

Kidner Ch. 28, Documents Workbook 18.3 & Ch. 21

Question: This chapter covers a significant time period. Which era did you enjoy learning about the most and why?

Key Terms: Nuremberg Trials, de-Nazification, Potsdam Conference, United Nations, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Cold War, Security Council, NATO, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, European Community, Cominform, Third World, PLO, KGB, Hungarian Uprising, Korean War, Berlin Wall, Commonwealth of Nations, Vietnam War, Algerian War, Suez Canal Crisis, Second Vatican Council, Prague Spring

Module 12: Lifting the Iron Curtain (Due Apr. 28th)

Kidner Ch. 29

Question: How did the protest movements in Europe compare with those in the U.S.?

Key Terms: Détente, Ostpolitik, Helsinki Final Act, Helsinki Watch, NGO, Globalization, Six-Day War, Iranian Revolution, Afghanistan Invasion, Pluralism, Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association, Red Brigades, Unionists, Green Party, Greenham Common, Falklands War, Manifest of the 343, Workers’ Defense Committee, Charter 77, Solidarity, Flying University, Glasnot, Velvet Revolution, August Coup

Module 13: Europe in a Globalizing World (Due May 5th)

Kidner Ch. 30

Question: How has ethnic nationalism affected the nation-state in Europe during the last half of the 20th century?

Key Terms: Chechnya, Ethnic Cleansing, Geneva Conventions, Dayton Agreement, Kosovo War, Schengen Agreement, al-Qaeda, Iraq War, Jorg Haider, Oslo Agreements, Gulf War

May 8th: Exam 3

May 12th: Semester Exam