SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE SCHOOL/DIVISION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Dowagiac, Michigan COURSE SYLLABUS Winter Semester/Session, 2004
COURSE TITLE: Western Civilization II COURSE NO.: HIST 102 SECTION NO.: 3203, 3204
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Stephen Jess
OFFICE HOURS: MWF 11:30-12:30 (Dowagiac) TR 13:30-11:30 (NAC) PHONE: (269)782-1290 E-MAIL: [email protected]
PREREQUISITE: none
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Survey and analysis of the major social, economic, political and intellectual forces contributing to the dramatic rise of the west to predominance form 1715 to the present. Major emphasis upon the industrial, intellectual and political revolutions and their impact upon the contemporary western institutions.
TEXTBOOK: REQUIRED: Chodorow, et al., The Mainstream of Civilization Since 1600 Sixth edition.
OPTIONAL:
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
NOTICE: Information in this syllabus, was to the best knowledge of the instructor, considered correct and complete when distributed for use at the beginning of the semester. The instructor, however, reserves the right, acting within the policies and procedures of Southwestern Michigan College; to make changes in course content or instructional techniques.
HONESTY POLICY Cheating or plagiarizing will absolutely not be tolerated at Southwestern Michigan College. Any student found cheating or plagiarizing material in any manner may be assigned a failing semester/session grade in this course. A second such incident while at SMC could result in suspension or expulsion from the institution. A student found in violation of this section of the syllabus will not be allowed to drop this course. Additional detail regarding cheating and/or plagiarism may be found elsewhere in this syllabus.
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Mini-lecture, discussion, and collateral classroom activities, as well as video presentations and class projects.
EVALUATION: Evaluation of students in this course will be based upon their performance on four examinations, completion of ten of twelve assignments, and participation in collaborative classroom assignments, and presentation of one special class project EVALUATION METHOD: Three one-hour exams ...... 45% One comprehensive final exam ...... 20% Ten of twelve assignments and participation in collaborative class exercises ...... 35% 100%
GRADING SCALE: 100-90%...... A 89-80%...... B 79-70%...... C 69-60%...... D
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is highly encouraged as a significant amount of material included on examinations will be derived from class lectures, while in-class assignments count for 35% of the grade.
TESTING POLICY: Examinations are to be taken as scheduled. Although provision will be made for make-up exams, such make-up examinations must be taken within one week of the regularly scheduled exam.
OTHER COURSE EXPECTATIONS: No late assignments will be accepted except with prior approval of the instructor. COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of basic chronology, identify the major events and trends from the 18th century to the present.
2. Describe the impact of modem scientific thought and the Enlightenment on the direction of Western Civilization.
3. Describe the impact of the Industrial Revolution on western society, economics, politics, and thought.
4, evaluate the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era in reference to the beginning of modern European society.
5. Describe the nature, components and evolution of nineteenth century nationalism and its impact on the twentieth century world.
6. Describe the nature and impact of liberalism in the nineteenth century.
7. Describe the nature of western imperialism in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and evaluate its influence on the history of the world in the twentieth century.
8. Evaluate Democratic collectivism as a solution to the problems posed by the industrial revolution.
9. Evaluate Fascist collectivism as a solution to the problems posed by the industrial revolution.
10. describe contemporary Western society and indicate possible trends for the future of Western Civilization.
11. Relate the major intellectual, literary and artistic movements of the period such as the Enlightenment, Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and so forth, to the political, economic and social history of the modern western world.
12. Identify the major discoveries, theories, and trends that characterize the intellectual history of modern western society and their significance for the west and the world. COURSE OUTLINE Chapter Introduction to the course What is history? Raw materials of history The use and abuse of history
Eighteenth-century Europe: Birth of a new world 20-21 Society and state An intellectual and scientific revolution The impact of the Enlightenment
The gathering storm: Origins of the French Revolution 22 French society and the French state Influence of the American Revolution The crises of the Old Regime
The French Revolution: Triumph & terror The Revolution begins The French Republic The Revolution devours its young 23
The French Revolution: Republic to empire The fall of Robspierre The rise of Napoleon Revolutionary empire: Imperial France The Napoleonic Wars
The Congress of Vienna: The revolutionary victory Legacy of the French Revolution Metternich's Europe 24-27 The Revolutions of the 1820's and 1830's
Germany: Crucible of Revolution The German question Austria and Prussia The Revolution of 1848
The Industrial Revolution and its consequences: Social, economic, & political Britain: The first industrial superstate Karl Marx: Father of the Revolutionary Socialist idea Fundamental principles of Marxism The challenge of science
From state to nation-state: Italy Prussia, Bismarck and German unification Bismarck's wars Origins of the Great War (1) 28-29 The European balance of power Bismarck's diplomatic system The spread of Socialism
Origins of the Great War (II) Europe after Bismarck The rival alliances War comes to Europe
The War, 1914-191G: Stalemate 30 The War, 1916-1917: The Somme, Verdun, Flanders The War, 1917-1918: A bloody climax The fall of Imperial Germany The Weimar Republic Versailles, 1919: The victory peace
The Bolshevik seizure of power The Russian Civil War Foundation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Postwar Europe: Grandeur and misery of victory 31-32 Weimar Germany: the unloved republic France and Britain: Victorious but not triumphant The Soviet Union: From Lenin to Stalin
Revolution from the Right: The rise of fascism The fascist state in Italy Hitler and National Socialism The Nazi Revolution
Anatomy of the totalitarian state Democracy demoralized: "Better Hitler than Stalin." Hitler's bloodless victories Munich, 1938: Climax of appeasement
The drift to war 33 Germany, Poland and the West The Nazi-Soviet Pact
World War II Blitzkrieg! The war Hitler won, 1939-1941 Hitler versus Stalin From European war to global war The Grand Alliance Climax: Midway, North Africa, Stalingrad, the Atlantic Crusade in Europe The defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan Disintegration of the Grand Alliance
A bipolar world 34 The Cold War (I): Germany, China, and Korea The Cold War (II): Eastern Europe, Cuba, Berlin and Vietnam "The wave of the future" recedes
The collapse of the bipolar world Soviet decline The nuclear dimension 35-36
Toward the 2 lst Century COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment 1: The French Revolution
Assignment 2: The Napoleonic Era
Assignment 3: The Age of Revolution
Assignment 4: Social and Political Results of Industrialism
Assignment 5: New Economic & Political Thought
Assignment 6: The Challenge of Science
Assignment 7: Toward Unification
Assignment 8: Prelude to World War
Assignment 9: Causes of World War II
Assignment 10: The Cold War
Assignment l 1: Toward a New World Order
Assignment 12: The Challenge of the Future
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