History 1020-003: Western Civilization II Fall 2013, 4:00-4:50 pm, Hellems 201 Dr. Nancy Vavra nancy.vavra@colorado.edu Mailbox: Hellems 204 Office hours: MWF, 3-3:30 pm. Office: Hellems 337. I am also available after class and by appt. Course Description: This course provides a survey of significant events shaping European and world history from 1600 to the present. Topics include revolution, industrialization, economic transformation, and European expansion. In addition to a chronological survey of these major forces, we will focus on two recurring themes: war and ideology. Questions we will consider include: How do ideas drive history and events? How does war affect the state, the solider and the civilian? Course requirements: Read carefully- you are responsible this info: History courses require large amounts of reading; students are expected to complete the assignments on time and attend class regularly. Attendance will be taken and may influence whether a borderline grade gets the higher or lower mark (a borderline grade would be 79.5 for ex, a B- or C+). I place an outline on the board with every lecture. This outline will NOT be posted on D2L; students should attend and copy the outline at the beginning or during class- these outlines will contain both the themes for the lecture as well as key terms and events that one will need to know for the exams. 1
I also make announcements at the beginning of class that may not be posted elsewhere so prompt attendance is essential. If there are major changes in the course, they will be communicated in class and thru class email or D2L. Please note that checking email and browsing the web will not be tolerated in this course. Laptops are for taking notes. Open computers with email, social networking, or shopping are very distracting to the students around you and infuriating to this instructor. I will ask you desist. GRADES are assessed on an 100 point scale: 95-100 = A, 90-94 = A-, 88-89 = B+, 85-87= B, 80-84 = B-, 78-79 = C+ etc. 10 pts - One map quiz, Europe in 1918. 20 pts two short essay quizzes (10 pts each) on assigned primary source books. 40 pts - two midterms (20 pts each) short essay & multiple choice. 30 pts - Final exam essay, identification of terms, & multiple choice. No make-ups without prior arrangements or documented excuse. Required Books: Slavenka Drakulic, How We Survived Communism and even Laughed Levak, Muir, Veldman, The West: Encounters and Transformations, Vol 2 Primo Levi, Survival in Auschwitz Helen Zenna Smith, Not So Quiet Voltaire, Candide, Jakob Walter, The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier Online reading: 1. Chapters 1 & 2 from: Karl Marx & Fredrick Engels, The Communist Manifesto @ www.marxist.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communistmanifesto/ 2
Campus Policies Disability Statement: If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, or a temporary medical condition, please submit to me a letter from Disability Services by the first three weeks of class so that your needs may be addressed. D.S. determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Contact: 303-492- 8671, Willard 322, or email dsinfo@colorado.edu. Also, for temporary medical conditions and injuries, see (http://disabilityservices.colorado.edu/. Religious observance: Campus policy requires that faculty make every effort to reasonably and fairly deal with all scheduling conflicts due to a religious observance, Please see me prior to the absence to make arrangements. http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html Decorum. Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Those who fail to adhere to such behavioral standards may be subject to discipline. Professional courtesy and sensitivity are especially important with respect to individuals and topics dealing with differences of race, color, culture, religion, creed, politics, veteran s status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, disability, and nationalities. Class rosters are provided to the instructor with the student's legal name. I will gladly honor your request to address you by an alternate name or gender pronoun. Please advise me of this preference early in the semester so that I may make appropriate changes to my records. See policies at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html and at http://www.colorado.edu/studentaffairs/judicialaffairs/code.html#student_code Online Decorum: Please address your instructors by their titles and last names not by first name - and use proper grammar and style in your emails. Discrimination and Harassment: The University is committed to maintaining a positive learning, working, and living environment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status in admission and access to, and treatment and employment in, its educational programs and activities. (Regent Law, Article 10, amended 11/8/2001). CU-Boulder will not tolerate acts of discrimination or harassment based upon Protected Classes or related retaliation against or by any employee or student. For purposes of this CU-Boulder policy, "Protected Classes" refers to race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or veteran status. Individuals who believe they have been discriminated against should contact the Office of Discrimination and Harassment (ODH) at 303-492-2127 or the Office of Student Conduct (OSC) at 303-492-5550. Information about the ODH, the above referenced policies, and the campus resources available to assist individuals regarding discrimination or harassment can be obtained at http://hr.colorado.edu/dh/ Honor Code: All students of the University are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution. Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of academic dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Honor Code Council (honor@colorado.edu; 303-735-2273). Students who are found to be in violation of the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic sanctions from the faculty member and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). Information can be found at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/honor.html and at http://honorcode.colorado.edu 3
Lecture topics and assignments (this schedule may change due to class discussions) Any changes will be announced at the beginning of class. Week 1- Aug 26-30 Intro to the course and to Western Civ, review the 1500s, the Reformation and religious wars, and begin absolutism and state building. Read Chapter 16 in your textbook. Week 2- Sept 4 and Sept 6 (no class Monday) Absolutism and state building continued. Louis XIV and France, Peter I & Russia, English Civil war and Glorious Revolution, and Dutch commerce & culture. Read text, Chapter 17. Begin Candide. Week 3- Sept 9-13 The Atlantic system and slavery, Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment. Read text, Chapter 18. First quiz- Sept 13, on Candide, 10 points (10%). Week 4- Sept 16-20 Enlightenment thought continued and intro to the French Revolution. Read text, Chapter 19 and begin Chapter 20. 4
Week 5- Sept 23-27 French Revolution and the reign of Terror, Napoleon and Europe at war. Finish Chapter 20 and read The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier. Week 6- Sept 30- Oct 4 The Congress of Vienna, restoration and the balance of power. A century s legacy: nationalism, liberalism, Conservatism, and Romanticism. Begin Industrialization and its consequences. First Midterm, Sept 30, will include The Diary, 20 points total (20%). Next, read text, Chapter 21. Week 7- Oct 7-11 Industrialization and its consequences: class formation, urbanization, the factory and separate spheres. Socialism and Feminism. Read text, Chapter 21 & Chapters 1 & 2 of The Communist Manifesto, (online) Week 8- Oct 14-18 Continue isms: Nationalism and anti-semitism. Consolidation of Nation-States: Italy and Germany. Russia: the Crimean and Russo-Japanese Wars. Read text, Chapters 22 and 23. Week 9- Oct 21-25 The second Industrial revolution, the new Imperialism and the carving up of Africa. Tensions, mass politics, and the road to war. 5
Read text, Chapter 24. Begin Not So Quiet Week 10- Oct 28- Nov 1 The Great War continued. War and its consequences: Russian Revolution Read text, Chapter 25, finish Not So Quiet Nov 1- quiz on Not So Quiet (10 points) Week 11- Nov 4-8 Interwar years despair, Stalinism and terror in Russia and Mussolini and Fascism in Italy. Read text, Chapter 26. Nov 6 -MAP QUIZ, 10 points. Week 12- Nov 11-15 The Spanish Civil War and Hitler, Fascism and Nazism in Germany. Begin World War II. Read text, Chapter 27. Begin Survival in Auschwitz. Week 13- Nov 18-22 Continue World War, the Holocaust, and the Nuremberg Trials. Finish reading Survival in Auschwitz. Nov 20- Second midterm will include Auschwitz. 6
Week 14- Nov 25-29 No classes, Fall Break & Thanksgiving Week 15- Dec 2-6 The Big Three, the three conferences, and redefining East and West. Decolonization, Cold War, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO and Warsaw Pact. Read text, Chapter 28 and begin reading How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed. Read the Epigraph, Intro and Chapters 1, 2, 5, and 7. I will pass out the final exam study questions this week. Week 16- Dec 9-13 Cold War cont. Soviet Russia, Khrushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Gorbachev, Perestroika and Glasnost & the collapse of communism. A new global age. Review and assess the course. Study for final. Read from How we Survived Communism and Even Laughed: Read Chapters 8, 9, 19 and Epilogue. There will be a question from How we Survived Communism on the final exam. Monday, Dec 16, 7:30-10 AM Final exam in class 7