Links used in class


Syllabus


Country Report & Discussion



Creation of a European Identity


Date
Topic
Readings & Assignments
Wednesday
23 Oct 13
Introduction

Friday
25 Oct 13
The Hague Congress
Address given by Winston Churchill

Political Resolution
Monday
28 Oct 13
The ECSC
The Schumann Declaration

Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community
Wednesday
30 Oct 13
Founding Nations
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and
the Netherlands
Friday
1 Nov 13
The EEC
The Treaty of Rome
Monday
  4 Nov 13
Reactions to European Integration U.S. Department of State Press Statement

Speech on Europe and Its Role in World Affairs
Wednesday
  6 Nov 13
1973 Expansion
Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland
Friday
  8 Nov 13
The Chocolate Directive
Directive 2000/36/EC

Cadbury's statement on the Chocolate Directive (handout)
Monday
11 Nov 13
The EMS
Excerpts from assorted documents (handout)
Wednesday
13 Nov 13
Review Day

Friday
 15 Nov 13
Midterm Exam
Study!
Monday
 18 Nov 13
1980's Expansion
Greece, Portugal, and Spain
Wednesday
20 Nov 13
The Maastricht Treaty
Common Provisions

News coverage of the Maastricht Treaty
Friday
22 Nov 13
1995 Expansion
Austria, Finland, and Sweden
Monday
 25 Nov 13
The Euro
White House Press Briefing

*Assignment on Creating a European Identity Handed Out *
Wednesday
27 Nov 13
No class...
...Thanksgiving.
Friday
 29 Nov 13
No class...
...Thanksgiving.
Monday
2 Dec 13
2004 Expansion
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, and Latvia
Wednesday
4 Dec 13
2004 Expansion
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia
Friday
6 Dec 13
2007/2013 Expansion
Bulgaria, Croatia, and Romania
Monday
9 Dec 13
The E.U. in Crisis
Eurozone crisis explained
(including Q&A on Greece and Spain)

Wednesday
11 Dec 13
Review Day
Assignment on Creating a European Identity Due
Saturday
14 Dec 13
Final Exam
@ 6:30 p.m.
Study!