History
102: Western Civilization II
Spring 2012
Hybrid Class
Prof.
James Baer
Office: Bisdorf 252
Office Hours for Spring 2012: Mon-Wed:
10:30AM-12:00NOON and
Tues-Thu.
10:00AM-11:00AM
or
by
appointment
Office Telephone: (703) 933-3978 Secretary (703) 933-3974
Email: jbaer@nvcc.edu
Web
Page:
www.nvcc.edu/home/jbaer
Hybrid
Class: This section will meet
once each week
in class for
lecture and discussion. The other hour
and one-half will
consist of special
activities and assignments
completed by students.
Many of these activities
will require knowledge of Blackboard
and the
use of a computer. This class will
be useful for students who can
work well on their own, do not need special
assistance from the instructor
and are comfortable with
computers.
Course Description:
The
purpose
of
this
course
is
to
trace
the
development of modern
1. To understand the development of the modern state.
2.
To
learn
about
the
effects
of
the
Industrial Revolution on society and the lives of
individuals.
3.
To
trace
the
relationships
between
European
imperialism and
racism.
4.
To
understand
how
contemporary
issues
are
rooted
in events
of
the past.
The required texts for this course are WESTERN CIVILIZATIONS, by Coffin and Stacey, and CANDIDE, by Voltaire. Grades will be based on the list of assignment below. All assignments must be typed. Any make up work must be done within a week of the due date, unless student has obtained prior permission from the instructor. Students are expected to do their own work, attend class, and participate in class activities and discussions. Students must be careful not to plagiarize when using internet sources, and any assignments with material taken directly from the internet will be given an grade of F. Click for more information on plagiarism. Attendance will be taken and will count as ten percent of the grade.
Grades:
4 Discussion Board Postings 2% each= 8%
Writing Assignments Candide and Nazi Posters, 10% each=20%
Obituary, Letter and newspaper article 3% each=9%
Grid of revolutions: 5%
Slides on Trench Warfare: 8%
Midterm: 20%
Final: 20%
Attendance: 10%
Extra Credit Assignment (optional)
Special
Needs and Accommodations:
Please speak to the instructor at the beginning of the semester about
any
special problems or needs. If you are asking for special accommodations
based
on a disability you should provide a disability data sheet, which you
can get
from a counselor for special needs.
Study Guides:
(Study Guide 1)
STUDY GUIDE 2
(STUDYGUIDE 3)
(STUDY
GUIDE 4)
(STUDY
GUIDE
5)
|(STUDY GUIDE 6)
Class
Schedule
and
Assignments:
Wed.
Jan.
25:
Class:
Introduction
to
class
and
discussion
of early modern Europe.
Mon.
Jan.
30:
Activity. Read textbook, CH 14 and 15. Go to the official website for Versailles
:
(http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/100_Plan_du_Domaine_de_Versailles.php)
and
look
at
all
the
pages
for
the
Chateau,
the
Park
and
Trianon. Assignment for next
class: In a posting to the Blackboard Discussion Board answer the
following question with specific examples and references to specific
illustrations from the web site: How did the magnificence of
Wed.
Feb.
1.
Discussion
Board posting on Versailles due (2% of grade). Class:
England
and
France
in
the
17th
Century (Study Guide 1)
Mon.
Feb.
6: Read
Ch
16
in
textbook
about
the
Scientific
Revolution.
Galileo
the
Galileo
project
webpage:
http://galileo.rice.edu/
Pick one of
the
following scientists/thinkers of the period and write a 200 word
obituary where
you list the accomplishments, the significance and some personal
information
about the person: Nicholas Copernicus; Galileo Galilei,
Isaac
Newton,
Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler,
Blaise
Pascal, Francis
Bacon, René Descartes, Maria Winkelmann-Kirch,
Margaret
Cavendish
or
Maria
Merian. Due
by 12:00 noon on Wednesday.
Wed.
Feb.
8: Obituary
on
scientist
due
(5%
of
grade). Class: The Scientific Revolution. STUDY
GUIDE
2
Mon. Feb. 13: Read
Ch
17: The Enlightenment. Then Read “Candide”
and write
essay answering questions (online edition of book: http://www.online-literature.com/voltaire/candide/
In
a
1,000
word
(4
page) paper you are to
write about
the following questions. However, please DO NOT just answer each
question
separately. And please DO NOT summarize the story. Instead,
please
prepare a thoughtful analysis of how this work represents the nature of
Enlightenment thought. DO NOT COPY FROM ANY INTERNET SOURCE.
THIS
ASSIGNMENT MUST BE ENTIRELY IN YOUR OWN WORDS, OR THE GRADE WILL BE F
AND NO
REWRITE ALLOWED.
1 What institutions are being satirized by Voltaire in this book? What are some of the criticisms that he makes against these institutions? How do such criticisms show the way Enlightenment authors reacted to their society in eighteenth century Europe?
2. What kinds of people are being satirized by Voltaire? Give some examples of how the main characters represent different groups in society.
3. What is the significance of Candide’s travels? To Lisbon? To the Americas? Does he have good luck or bad luck? What is the significance of his adventures?
4. What do you
think is the
main idea of this book?
This assignment is due by 12:00 noon on Wednesday.
Wed.
Feb.
15: Candide assignment due (5% of grade).
Class:
The Enlightenment in the 18th century.
Mon. Feb. 20: Read Ch 18 in the text. Then, read the web pages
about
Napoleon Bonaparte http://www.napoleonbonaparte.nl/html/body_guide.html.
Then post to the
Discussion Board your answer of 200 words to the following: Describe the relationship
between
Bonaparte and the French revolution: To what extent did he fulfill the
goals of
the Revolution? Which goals? To what extent did he destroy the
revolution? What
examples can you give? When do you think the French Revolution REALLY
ended:
with the rise of Napoleon of only with his defeat at Waterloo? This
assignment must be completed by 12:00 noon on Wednesday.
Wed. Feb. 22:
Discussion
Board posting on Napoleon due (2% of grade). Class: The French
Revolution
and Napoleon. (STUDYGUIDE 3)
Mon.
Feb.
27: Read Ch
19. The Industrial Revolution. Factory
Rules http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson7.html
Read ONE of the
documents listed
on this page and write a letter of 250 words as if it were written by a
woman
worker at this time (or dictated by her since few could read or write).
Discuss
your working life, circumstances, wages, and comment on life as a
working
woman. Email me this assignment by Wednesday at noon.
Wed.
Feb
27:
Letter
on
Industrial
Revolution
due
(5%
of grade).
Class: The Industrial
Revolution
Wed. Mar. 7: NO CLASS,
Spring BREAK
Mon.
Mar.
12:
Study
for Midterm Exam.
Wed. Mar. 14: Midterm Exam covering Ch 14-19 (No late
assignments
from the first half will be accepted for any reason after Midterm Exam)
Mon.
Mar.
19: Read Ch
20 in
text. Rebuilding Europe 1820-1840s. Take
special note of
the last few pages of Ch. 20 on the French Revolution of 1848 and then
the
beginning of Ch. 21 on the other Revolutions in 1848. Then, using the
following
table, compare the events of the 1848 Revolutions in Europe
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France |
German Territories |
Austria, Hungary |
Italy |
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Causes |
Economic problems; Political reform |
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Initial Success |
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Problems encountered by
revolutionaries |
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Reaction of government to
rebellions |
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Final Outcome of Revolution |
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Successful? Unsuccessful? |
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EMAIL ME THIS GRID BY NOON WED.
Wed.
Mar.
21:
Revolutions
Grid
due
by
12:00
noon (5%
of
grade). Class:
Europe
in
the
first
half
of
the
19th century. STUDY
GUIDE
4
Mon.
Mar.
26.
Read Ch. 21 in text, excluding the United States, Canada and the
Eastern
Question. Post on the Discussion Board 200 words indicating
whether you
think Bismarck or Cavour exhibited greater skills in uniting Germany
and Italy,
giving specific examples of what each one did. Then, respond to at
least one
other student’s posting with your comments. Assignment
due
by
Wednesday
at
12:00
noon.
Wed.
Mar.
28: Bismarck/Cavour
assignment
due
on
Discussion
Board
by
12:00
noon
(2% of grade). Europe at
Mid Century: The Crimean War; Unification of Italy and Germany
Mon.
April
2:
Imperialism:
“The
Opium
War”
Write
a 200-word newspaper article
on the
events surrounding the war and the war itself. Begin with a short
headline,
then an opening paragraph that gives the reader a sense of the issues.
Follow
up with short paragraphs that describe what happened. As with any
newspaper
article, this posting must have rigid limits. There can be no fewer
than 190
words and no more than 210 words. This is due at 12:00 noon on
Wednesday.
Read. Ch 22 in text.
Wed. April 4: Opium War article due
(5% of
grade). European Imperialism and Middle Class Europe
Mon. April 9:
Society in the
19th Century. Read Ch 23 in Text. Then, read the following
article
about Darwin and the concept of Natural Selection. Then post on the
Discussion
Board your thoughts in 200 words about how that concept challenged
middle class
society in the 19th century and why Darwin’s theories are
still
controversial today. Then, comments on at least two other students'
posting. http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=111
Due by noon on Wednesday.
Wed.
April
11:
WW I and the Russian Revolution
(STUDY GUIDE 5)
Mon.
April
16:
Read
Ch
24
in
the
text.
Then read the following web pages http://www.worldwar1.com/
about
WW I and
the importance of Trench Warfare. Put together a
Powerpoint (or Google Apps) presentation
with ten slides
that gives a thorough understanding of the importance of trenches in WW
I. Your
slides should be a mixture of visuals and text with a statement at the
beginning of your main point. Email me your presentation by noon on
Wednesday
Wed. April 18: Presentation
on
Trenches due by 12:00 noon (8% of grade) Topic: Europe Between Wars
Mon.
April
23:
Read
Ch.
25
in
the
text.
Then go to http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/posters2.htm
Pick two posters and write a
two-page, typed
(500 words) essay with information answering the following questions.
Describe
or tell me which posters you have chosen. How do these posters use
symbols,
people or objects to glorify
Wed.
April
25:
Essay due in Class (or before class) on Wed Topic: World
War
II
and
Cold
War
(STUDY GUIDE 6)
(No late
assignments from the first half will be accepted
for any reason after today)
Mon. April 30: Study
for Final
Exam
FINAL
EXAM:
Wednesday
May
2
from
12:30-1:55PM
WEB LINKS:
Montesquieu: The
Spirit of
Laws
John Wesley's Letters
Rousseau: On
the Origin
of Inequality
Rousseau:
Social
Contract
USA: Paine, Common Sense
World War I - Trenches on the
Web
Nazi War
Propaganda
World War II
resources
Stalingrad:
Photo
Archive
Gulf of Tonkin
Resolution
Joint Resolution on Iraq