AP EUROPEAN HISTORY Textbook/Teacher Resources Text: The Western Heritage (9th edition) by Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment, and Frank M. Turner Primary source readings including: Plato, Burckhardt, de Pisan,, Della Mirandola, Pope Julius II, Castiglione, Machiavelli, Cellini, Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, Council of Trent, Loyola, Charles V, Beza, Henry IV, Edict of Nantes, Elizabeth I, Bousset, Bodin, James I, Milton, Louis XIV, Laws of Peter the Great, Weber, Copernicus, Descartes, Galileo, Newton. Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, Paine, Smith, Wollstonecraft, Spinoza, Kant, Diderot, Montesquieu, Herder, Hegel, Beccaria, Goethe, Fichte, Maria Theresa, Joseph II, National Assembly, Robespierre, Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, de Gouges, Napoleon, de Stael. Mazzini, Macaulay, Lord Acton, The People s Will, Parnell, Malthus, Smith, Ricardo, Marx & Engels, Herbert Spencer, Syllabus of Errors, Metternich, Baudelaire, Wagner, Mill, Bentham, Owen, Fourier, Bismarck, Freud, Darwin, Nietzsche, Huxley, Leo XIII, H.S. Chamberlain, Herzl, Woolf Keynes, Trotsky, Lenin, Stalin, Mussolini, Witte, Wilson, Hitler, Churchill, Truman, Kruschev, Treaty of Versailles, Marshall Plan, De Gaulle, Sartre, De Beauvoir, Gorbachev, Thatcher, Pope John Paul II. Primary source visuals: Renaissance & Mannerism Art PowerPoint Baroque PowerPoint Neoclassicism PowerPoint Romanticism PowerPoint Romanticism PowerPoint (cont.) Realism Surrealism Naturalism Impressionism & Post Impressionism Cubism Social Realism Modernism Nazi, Degenerate Art Soviet Art Socialist Realism Postmodernism Course Description:
Advanced Placement European History introduces students to the cultural, economic, political and social developments that have helped shape the world we live in today. The course will chronologically cover the major events and movements in Europe since 1450. One of the primary goals of the course is develop an understanding of the major themes of European history, the ability to analyze historical evidence and interpretation, and express ones historical opinion in writing. The course prepares students for the demands of a college education by providing experience in college level reading, writing and responsibility for learning. Upon completion of the course students may have the opportunity to receive college placement and/or credit. Students will investigate the broad themes of intellectual, cultural and political history and will appreciate how those ideas are reflected in trends of philosophy, popular literature and the arts. The course will also focus on economic history and the role of industrialization by reviewing the development of commercial practices and changing economic structures to recognize Europe s influence on the world. The course teaches students to analyze evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship through the study of Document Based Questions and text readings. Course Objective: AP. European History will help each student to develop and continuously improve: Writing skills and essay structure Cause and effect relationship between historical events Analyze historical events critically and without bias Develop organizational skills Develop time management skills Become independent learners Analyze and primary and secondary source materials Understanding of cause and effect Make connections between historical events Make connections between past and present events Themes in European History: I. INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY The secularization of learning Changes in religious thought and institutions Scientific and technological developments and their consequences Major trends in literature and the arts Intellectual and cultural developments as statements of social values and as historical evidence Developments in social, economic, and political thought Development in literacy and communication The diffusion of new intellectual concepts among different social groups Changes in popular culture, such as the development of new attitudes toward religion, family and work Impact of global expansion on European culture II. POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC HISTORY The rise and functioning of the modern state in its various forms
The evolution of political elites and the development of political parties and ideologies The extension and limitation of rights and liberties (personal, civic, economic, and political, majority and minority political persecutions) The development and growth of nationalism Forms of political protest, reform and revolution Colonialism and imperialism: relationship of European and non-european powers, including decolonization Relationship between domestic and foreign policies Efforts to restrain interstate conflict: treaties, balance-of-power diplomacy, and international organizations Techniques and technology of war III. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY The role of urbanization in transforming cultural values and social relationships The shift in social structures from hierarchical orders to modern social classes Hygienic practices, disease, and medicine and their effects on society The development of commercial practices and their economic and social impact The origins, development and consequence of industrialization Changes in the demographic structure of Europe and their consequences Change and continuity in the European family structure and in gender roles The growth of competition and interdependence in national and world markets The relationship between private and state contributions to economic growth; the development of a mixed economy Changing definitions of and attitudes towards social groups,classes,races and ethnicities within and outside Europe The character of and changes in agricultural production and organization IV. Expectations for Student Learning: Read critically Write effectively Speak effectively Analyze statistical and written sources and draw conclusions. VI Major units: I. Renaissance and The Age of Discovery II. The Reformation III. The Age of Religious Wars IV. Constitutionalism and Absolutism V. New Directions in thought and Culture in the 16th and 17th century VI. 18 th century culture and society VII. 18 th century colonial powers and rivalries VIII. The Age of Enlightenment
IX. The French Revolution X. The Napoleonic Era and the Romanticism movement XI. The Age of Metternich and the emergence of Liberalism and Nationalism XII. 19 th Century Economic Theory and the Early Industrial Revolution XIII. The Age of Nation States XIV. Society and Politics to The Great War XV. The Birth of Modern European Thought XVI. The Road to War and The Great War XVII. Social, Economic, Intellectual and Political impact of the Great War XIII. Europe, The Great Depression, and Totalitarian Aggression XIV. World War II XX. The Cold War XXI. The Fall of Communism and Modern day Europe XX. The 21st century VII Homework policy Homework: Homework and independent work is essential to success in this course. Given the vast amount of material and the fact that we are preparing for a national exam, your commitment to learning the material and coming to class prepared for discussion is critical to your performance each quarter and on the AP exam in May. Homework will consist of reading each chapter, supplemental reading assignments and possibly chapter review questions. VIII. AP EUROPEAN SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS I. Read Paris 1919 by Margaret MacMillan. The following questions must be completed and turned in the day you return you return from summer vacation. 1. In 1919, Europe had just been through a devastating war, which left political, social, and economic turmoil in its wake. The war also had a considerable impact on the Middle East and parts of Asia and Africa. What were the main issues and concerns facing the peacemakers in 1919? 2. Some historians Arno Mayer, for example have argued that the peacemakers of 1919 were determined to prevent the spread of revolution westward from Russia. To what extent did fear of Bolshevism shape the decisions made in Paris? 3. It has often been said that there was a gulf between Woodrow Wilson and his new diplomacy, on one side, and the Europeans and their old diplomacy on the other. Discuss what is meant by the new and the old diplomacy. Was there in fact such a gulf? 4. What did Woodrow Wilson mean by national self-determination? Why did some of his colleagues, such as Robert Lansing, worry about it? What impact did the notion of self-determination have? Was it easy to put into effect? 5. Each country in Paris had its own concerns and aims. Evaluate the main interests that each of the major powers France, Great, Britain, Italy, Japan, and the United States brought to the table.
6. The peace settlements, in particular the resolution with Germany, have often been blamed for the outbreak of World War II. Was the Treaty of Versailles as punitive, unfair, and vindictive as has often been said? 7. Discuss the ways in which decisions made in Paris affected China and Japan. Did the relationship between the two countries grow better or worse as a result? 8. The Paris Peace Conference was the first major international peace conference where the press was present in force. In addition, the leaders of the powers had to pay attention to the views and wishes of their electorates. How important was public opinion in the making of the peace settlements after World War I? 9. A number of countries had designs on the territory of the Ottoman empire after World War I, and the Ottoman empire itself was in no position to fight back. Nevertheless, why did the Treaty of Sèvres remain a dead letter? In what ways was the later Treaty of Lausanne different? 10. During the war, the Allies the British and the French in particular made a number of agreements and promises about the Arab parts of the Ottoman Empire. To what extent have those agreements and the decisions made by the peacemakers about the Middle East had an impact on developments there since? 11. Although Woodrow Wilson is often seen as the person responsible for the League of Nations, many people, both in Europe and North America, shared his goals. What was the League supposed to accomplish? Why is it often described as a great experiment? 12. Why is President Wilson described as "very American"? How does the description of Wilson compare to European perceptions of the U.S. today? 13. What were some of the immediate conditions facing Europe post war? Who was Herbert Hoover and how did he help? How does this compare to 1945? Why was there no Marshall Plan in 1919? 14. Why did Russia pose such a delicate problem? What was the idea of a "New World Order?" What are the lessons for today? 15. How does the form of the League of Nations compare to the form of the United Nations? 16. Explain how the Serbians wanted to treat the new state of Yugoslavia as increased Serbian territory. Site specific examples. What repercussions did this have in the 1990's? 17. 1) what "mistake" did the allies make on page 158? Why was it a mistake? 2) Explain the rationale behind "Punishment, Payment, Prevention" being placed on Germany 18. Describe John Maynard Keynes' plan for reviving war torn Europe. How were his warnings prophetic? 19. What was the Balfour Declaration and how had the British created a problem for themselves? What was the resolution?
20. Why (specifically) did the treaty of Versailles Fail? II. Possible Summer Text Assignment: Read Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 in the text. Outline the Chapters and answer the review questions. Grading system: A. Multiple Choice Tests (50+ questions) 50% Test given at the end of each unit B. DBQs & Essays 50% Students will take one DBQ test each term as well as DBQ test during our review exam. Students will also take two Open response tests each term. They will also take a practice Open response test during our review exam COURSE OUTLINE (Timing may vary) Unit 1. I.Renaissance and The Age of Discovery ( 1 week) A. The Renaissance in Italy Humanism and renaissance Art B. Italy s Political Decline Renaissance Papacy The City-State Machiavelli C. The Monarchy in Northern Europe Tudors in England Valois in France Ferdinand and Isabella The Holy Roman Empire D. The Northern Renaissance Compare and contrast Italian and Northern Humanism E. The Age of Discovery and the Emergence of the Western Empire The Spanish Empire in the New World Assignment Read pages 316-350 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit I Assessment 1. 50 question Multiple Choice Test 2. Possible Essay Questions A. Define Humanism, How did it break from Medieval Tradition? In what way was it impacted by medieval civilization 3. Possible DBQ: Renaissance Education, Did women have a Renaissance?
Unit II The Reformation (2 weeks) A. Martin Luther and The German Reformation Luthers beliefs and works Luther, conservative or Radical Reasons for Luthers success Diet and Peace of Augsburg B. Spread of the Reformation Swiss reformation Calvinism Anabaptists C. The English Reformation Henry VIIIS problems with the Catholic Church The Reformation parliament The Reformation under Edward VI D. The Counter Reformation The Jesuits The Council of Trent Assignment Read pages 352-386 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit II Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice Test 2. Possible Essay Question: Why did the reformation begin in Germany? What were the socio-economic and political factors that led to it success 3. Possible DBQ. Defend or refute the following statement: the protestant Reformation was a unified movement of dissent against the Catholic church Unit III. The Age of Religious Wars (1week) A. The French Wars of Religion The appeal of Calvinism The Valois and The Guises The Huguenot Wars Henry IV and The Edict of Nantes B. Spain under Philip II The Revolt in the Netherlands Conflict with Elizabeth I C. The Thirty Years War Causes of the War Stages of the War
Richelieu s role The Peace of Westphalia Assignment Read pages 390-414 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit III Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice Test 2. Possible Essay Question: The Thirty Years War is an outstanding example of meaningless conflict in European History. How could this War have been avoided Unit IV Constitutionalism and Absolutism(1week) A. Golden Age of the Dutch B.. Central and Eastern Europe Sweden Poland The Hapsburg Empire The Hohenzollerns Russia under Peter the Great C. Constitutional Crisis under the Stuarts James I and Charles I conflict with Parliament The causes and results of the Puritan Revolution Cromwell s Republic The causes and results of the Glorious Revolution Brintons Theory of Revolutions D. Absolutism in France Henry IV and Sully Cardinal Richelieu Young Louis XIV and Mazarin The Age of Louis XIV (1661-1715) Assignment Read pages 417-450 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit IV Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice Test 2. Possible Essay Question: Discuss the development of Absolutism in France from Henry IV, Richelieu to the reign of Louis XIV.
Unit V. New Directions in thought and Culture in the 16th and 17th century (1week) A The Scientific Revolution Copernicus Galileo Newton B. European Village Life Role of Women Witch Hunts C. Literary Works Cervantes Shakespeare Milton D. Philosophy and Science Bacon Descartes Hobbes and Locke Assignment Read pages 452-478 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit V Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice test 2. Possible Essay Question: Compare and contrast the political views of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke 3. DBQ: Witch Trials Unit VI 18 th century culture and society (1 ½ weeks) A. The Old Regime in Europe The Aristocracy Peasants and Serfs Family life The Agricultural Revolution The First Industrial Revolution Assignments Read pages 48-590 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit VI Assessment 1. 50 question Multiple Choice 2. Possible Essay: Describe some of the ways in which the Industrial revolution transformed the workplace for Women Unit VII 18 th century colonial powers and rivalries (1 week) A. Mercantile Empires Colonial system under Spain B. 18 th Century Conflicts War of the Austrian Succession The Diplomatic Revolution
The Seven Years War C. The impact of the American Revolution Influence of American Political Philosophy D. The Maritime Powers Spain The Netherlands France under Louis XV The Age of Walpole Assignments Read pages 514-541 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit VII Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice 2. DBQ : Dutch Wars Unit VIII The Age of Enlightenment (2weeks) A. Define the Enlightenment B. Characteristics View of God View of Nature View of Politics View of Man C. Impact of Hobbes and Locke D. The Philosophes, their works and theories Rosseau Voltaire Montesquieu Diderot Smith Beccaria E. Enlightened Absolutism Frederick the Great Catherine the Great Joseph II Maria Theresa Assignments Read pages 550-588 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit VIII Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice test 2. DBQ Question: Evaluate the political, social and cultural reforms Enlightenment thinkers sought in eighteenth-century European society Unit IX The French Revolution (1 ½ weeks) A. The long term and short term social, political and economic causes of the Revolution
B. Immediate cause of the Revolution Financial crisis and the Estates general C. Brintons theory on Revolutions D. The early stages of the revolution Estates General becomes the National Assembly Fall of the Bastille Great Fear Declaration of the Rights of Man E. Legislation during the period Political restructuring Economic reform Civil Constitution of the Clergy F. The Counter Revolution The execution of Louis XVI The rise of the San-Culottes The rise of The Jacobin Europe at War Edmund Burke s assessment G. The Reign of Terror Republic of virtue Committee for Public safety Robespierre The Terror H. The Thermidorian Reaction End of terror The Directory I Impact of the revolution on Europe Spread of liberalism and nationalism Assignments Read pages 594-622 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit IX Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice 2. Possible essay Question: Discuss Edmund Burke s Reflection of the Revolution in France. Did the course of the Revolution bear out Burke s predictions? Were his criticisms justified? Unit X The Napoleonic Era and the Romantic Movement (1 ½ weeks) A.The Rise of Napoleon Origins Role of the Revolution B. Napoleons influence on France and Europe Code Napoleon Bank of France University of Paris Spread of revolutionary ideas
Geographic impact on Europe Political impact on Europe C. Romanticism Rousseau on education Kant English and German writers Methodism Hegel and history Romantic artists Assignment Read pages 628-652 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit X Assessment 1. 50 question multiple choice test 2. Possible Essay: To what extent did Romanticism spark conservatism as well as revolution? Unit XI The Age of Metternich and the emergence of Liberalism and Nationalism (1 week) A.Conflict between the Concert of Europe and Liberalism and Nationalism The Congress System German Uprisings Spanish, Greek, Latin America, Polish B.Decembrist revolt Causes and significance C. Conservative Turmoil Revolution in France, Belgium and Poland (1830) D. Reform in Britain Peterloo Massacre Corn Law Reform Bill Assignment Read pages 658-683 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit XI Assessment 1. 50 Question multiple choice test 2. Possible essay: Using examples from the works of at least two English Romantics, describe the philosophy of the Romantic Movement in literature 3. Possible DBQ: Corn Laws Unit XII 19 th Century Economic Theory and the Early Industrial Revolution(2weeks) A. Impact on political, social, economic, cultural aspects of 19 th century Europe Why England? Classical liberalism Ricardo and Malthus Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill Utopian Socialists
B. Karl Marx Economic Determinism Communisms Inevitability Dialectic Materialism C. Labor Force Proletarianization Chartist Movement D. Women in the work force Exploitation Opportunities Changing expectations E. 1848 Revolutions France Prussia Austria Assignments Read pages 688-719, complete chapter review questions Unit XII Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice test 2. Possible DBQ: Manchester England Unit XIII The Age of Nation States (1 week) A. Italian Risorgimento Early Movements Cavour and realpolitik Garibaldi s role The role of War, domestic and foreign Irredentism B. German Unification Bismarck and Blood and Iron Wars of Unification Bismarck s domestic policy C. France after 1871 Paris Commune The Third Republic The Dreyfus Affair D. The Hapsburgs The Dual Monarchy E. Russia Emancipation of the Serfs Reforms of Alexander II Revolutionaries F. Great Britain Reform Act of 1867 Gladstone and Disraeli The Irish Question
Assignments Read pages 730-753 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit XIII Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice Test 2. Possible Essay Question; Provide a detailed evaluation of Bismarck s impact on German and European History Unit XIV Society and Politics to the Great War (2 weeks) A. The Second Industrial revolution in full swing New Industries Economic problems B. The Middle Class Social distinctions Values C. 19 th Century Urban Life New Cities Sanitation Housing reform D. Women Social problems New Employment Women in the Middle Class Feminism E. Labor Movements and Socialism Trade Unions Marx and the First International Fabianism Welfare Movements German Social Demarcates Russian Industrialization Bolshevism F. Jewish Emmancipation Assignments Read pages 762-785 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit XIV Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice Test 2. Possible Essay: Describe the typical lifestyles and pursuits of married middle-classed women in Europe during the Second Industrial Revolution Unit XV The Birth of Modern European Thought (1week) A. Scientific and philosophical ideas of the late 19 th Century Charles Darwin and his impact on society and science Freidrich Nietzsche Freud
Einstein B. Anti-Semitism and Zionism C. Victorian views on family, marriage and sex D. Art Picasso Assignment Read pages 796-821 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit XV Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice Test 2. Possible Essay Question. What was Modernism and who were its major pioneers? Unit XVI The Road to War and The Great War (2 weeks) A. Imperialism New Imperialism vs. Old Imperialism The Scramble for Africa B. The Long Term and Immediate causes of The Great War Nationalism Imperialism Pre-war Crises Militarism Alliance System Economics The assassination of the Archduke C. The progress of the War D. The Russian Revolution Kerensky Lenin and the Bolsheviks Communist Leadership E. Versailles Historical assessment Assignments Read pages 826-867 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit XVI Assessment 1.50 Question Multiple Choice Test 2. Possible Essay: Assess the settlement of Versailles. What were its good points and bad points? Was the peace to harsh or conciliatory? Could it have ensured peace in Europe? How might it have been improved? Unit XVII Social, Economic, Intellectual and Political impact of the Great War (1 ½ weeks) A. Reaction to Versailles Economic problems Demands for revision New Governments B. The Beginning of the Soviet Union.
Economic Policies Stalin vs. Trotsky C. Fascism in Italy The rise of Mussolini D. Joyless Victors Problems in Great Britain and France E. Eastern Europe after the War Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Hungary Austria F. Weimar Germany Political problems Economic problems The early years of Hitler Stresemann The spirit of Locarno G. Modern Art between the Wars Assignmets Read pages 878-904 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit XVII Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice 2. Possible Essay: What social and political conditions in Germany facilitated Hitler s rise to power? 3. Possible DBQ: Attitude toward Russian Peasants, Civil Peace in Germany Unit XVIII Europe, The Great Depression, and Totalitarian Aggression (1 ½ weeks) A. The Great depression Causes Government solutions B. The Nazis take control Hitler takes office Hitler consolidates power Anti-Semitism and the Police State Violation of Versailles Economic policies Women s role in Nazi Germany C. Stalin Economic policies
Foreign Policy Purges Assignments Read pages 906-932 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit XVIII Assessment 1. 50 multiple Choice Question Test 2. Possible Essay: Why did Stalin decide that Russia had to industrialize? Why did this involve collectivization of agriculture? What obstacles stood in his way? How did he overcome them? Unit XIV World War II (1 ½ weeks) A. Aggression during the 1930s Nazi aggression Italy in Ethiopia Spanish Civil war B. Allied response Appeasement Munich Conference C. The Non-Aggression Pact D. Brief Outline of the progress of war and major battles E. The Holocaust F. Preparing for Peace The Atlantic Charter Tehran Yalta Potsdam Assignments Read pages 940-974 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit XIV Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice Test 2. Possible essay: Why did Great Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement in the 1930s? What were its main features? Assess the policy as a whole and its place in history? Unit XX The Cold War ( 2 weeks) A. Origins of the Cold war B. The Emergence of the Cold War Iron Curtain Containment Berlin NATO and Warsaw Pact Israel C. Cold War in the 1950s Korea Emergence of Khrushchev
Uprisings in Poland and Hungary D. Cold war in the 1960s Geneva Summit Berlin Wall Cuban Missile Crisis Brezhnev and Soviet policy Invasion of Czechoslovakia Detente E. Decolonization and its effects Africa Asia Middle East F. European Unification European Economic Community European Union G. Cold war in the 1980s Afghanistan Reagan H. Gorbachev Perestroika Glasnost I. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe Causes Solidarity Lech Walesa Berlin Wall The unification of Germany J. Collapse of the Soviet Union Fall of Gorbachev Emergence of Boris Yeltsin K. Collapse of Yugoslavia and its Civil War L.The Rise of Radical Islam Assignments Read pages 980-1006 in text, complete chapter review questions Chapter XX Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice Test 2. Possible DBQ: Attitudes about the EU Unit XXI The 21st century (2 weeks) A.Transformation of knowledge and Culture B. 20th century movement of people migration
muslim poulation C. Welfare state Creation and resisitance to a welfare state Christian Democratic party D. Modern Women Feminism Assignments Read pages 1024-1050 in text, complete chapter review questions Unit XXI Assessment 1. 50 Question Multiple Choice Test 2. Possible Essay: To what extent did the Solidarity movement in Poland help bring about the collapse of communism in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union?