World Civilization II
(Since 1715)
Note: These links are from 2004 and may not be active any longer...
(Since 1715)
Note: These links are from 2004 and may not be active any longer...
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World Civilization II
(Since 1715) Note: These links are from 2004 and may not be active any longer... |
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September: State Development in the Age of Capitalism
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Lecture Readings/Topic
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Discussion Group Readings/Topic
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Thurs.
Sept. 2 |
Introduction... | |
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Mon.
Sept. 6 |
***NO CLASS - LABOR DAY***
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***NO CLASS - LABOR DAY***
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Wed.
Sept. 8 |
Chapter 18 - Absolutism and Limited Power in the Age of Capitalism | |
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Thurs.
Sept. 9 |
Chapter 19: Scientific Revolution (pp. 516-523) AND The Trial of Galileo: Condemnation and Response (p. 521 AND web version) & What is Enlightenment? |
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Mon.
Sept. 13 |
Chapter 19 - Enlightenment (pp. 523-547) | Chapter 19: Scientific Revolution (pp. 516-523) AND The Trial of Galileo: Condemnation and Response (p. 521 AND web version) & What is Enlightenment? |
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Wed.
Sept. 15 |
Chapter 20 - Africa, 1650-1815 (pp. 548-560) | |
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Thurs.
Sept. 16 |
A Slave's Memoir (p. 555 AND web version of Chapter 2) & Greater Learning for Women (p. 576 AND web version) | |
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Mon.
Sept. 20 |
Chapter 20 - Asia, 1650-1815 (pp. 560-583) | A Slave's Memoir (p. 555 AND web version of Chapter 2) & Greater Learning for Women (p. 576 AND web version) |
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Wed.
Sept. 22 |
Chapter 21 - The Americas, 1650-1815: From European Dominance to Independence | |
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Thurs.
Sept. 23 |
Letter from Abigail Adams (p. 598 AND web version) & The Monroe Doctrine | |
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Mon.
Sept. 27 |
Chapter 22 - The Birth of the Modern Age: The French Revolution (pp. 608-629) | Test 1 - including Map of Europe |
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Wed.
Sept. 29 |
Chapter 22/24 - Industrial Revolutions (pp. 629-633 & pp. 674-682) | |
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Thurs.
Sept. 30 |
Test 1 - including Map of Europe |
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October: The Century of Western Dominance
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Mon.
Oct. 4 |
Chapter 23 - State Development in the West, 1815-1871 | Industrialization and Children (p. 671 AND web version) & The Salt Mines of Wieliczka |
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Wed.
Oct. 6 |
Chapter 24 - The Triumph of the Middle Classes (pp. 666-674/683-691) | |
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Thurs.
Oct. 7 |
Industrialization and Children (p. 671 AND web version) & The Salt Mines of Wieliczka | |
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Mon.
Oct. 11 |
Chapter 25 - Africa, 1800-1914 (pp. 692-708) | Kaiser William II's Naval Ambitions (p. 760 AND web version) & Why Britain Acquired Egypt in 1882 |
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Wed.
Oct. 13 |
Chapter 25 - The Middle East, 1800-1914 (pp. 708-725) | |
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Thurs.
Oct. 14 |
Kaiser William II's Naval Ambitions (p. 760 AND web version) & Why Britain Acquired Egypt in 1882 | |
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Mon.
Oct. 18 |
Chapter 26 - Asia, 1800-1914 | Test 2 - including Maps of Latin America |
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Wed.
Oct. 20 |
Chapter 27 - Western Politics and Diplomatic Failure: 1871-1914 | |
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Thurs.
Oct. 21 |
Test 2 - including Maps of Latin America | |
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M/W/Th
Oct. 25-28 |
***NO CLASS***
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***NO CLASS***
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November: The End of the European Order
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Mon.
Nov. 1 |
Chapter 28 - Winning the War (pp. 776-794) | The Zimmermann Telegram & The Treaty of Versailles |
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Wed.
Nov. 3 |
Chapter 28 - Losing the Peace (pp. 794-813) | |
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Thurs.
Nov. 4 |
The Zimmermann Telegram & The Treaty of Versailles | |
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Mon.
Nov. 8 |
Chapter 29 - Authoritarian Alternatives: Russia (pp. 814-828) | Stalin and State Terror (p. 826 AND Stalin's Purges) & What is Fascism |
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Wed.
Nov. 10 |
Chapter 29 - Authoritarian Alternatives: Italy and Germany (pp. 828-843) | |
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Thurs.
Nov. 11 |
Stalin and State Terror (p. 826 AND Stalin's Purges) & What is Fascism | |
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Mon.
Nov. 15 |
Chapter 30 - Emerging National Movements in Asia, 1920s and 1950s (pp. 845-858) | Memorandum of the General Syrian Congress (p. 861), Anglo-French Joint Statement of Aims in Syria and Mesopotamia & Resolution on Imperialism and Colonialism |
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Wed.
Nov. 17 |
Chapter 30 - Emerging National Movements in Africa, 1920s and 1950s (pp. 858-879) | |
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Thurs.
Nov. 18 |
Test 3 - including Maps of Asia & Oceania | |
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Mon.
Nov. 22 |
Chapter 31 - Democratic Weakness (pp. 880-893) | Test 3 - including Maps of Asia & Oceania |
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Wed.
Nov. 24 |
Chapter 31 - World War II (pp. 893-907) | |
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Thurs.
Nov. 25 |
***NO CLASS - HAPPY THANKSGIVING***
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December: The Perils and Prospects of Globalization
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Mon.
Nov. 29 |
Chapter 32 - The Cold War and Decolonization: 1945-1991 | The Truman Doctrine (p. 917 AND web version) & Declaration on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples |
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Wed.
Dec. 1 |
Chapter 33 - The Global Economy, the United States and Europe Since 1945 | |
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Thurs.
Dec. 2 |
The Truman Doctrine (p. 917 AND web version) & Declaration on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples | |
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Mon.
Dec. 6 |
Chapter 34 - The Middle East and Africa Since 1945 (pp. 968-992) | I Speak of Freedom, Mao on Communism in China (p. 1008) & Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung |
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Wed.
Dec. 8 |
Chapter 34 - Latin America Since 1945 (pp. 992-1003) | |
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Thurs.
Dec. 9 |
Test 4 - including Map of Africa | |
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Mon.
Dec. 13 |
Chapter 35 - Asia Since 1945: Political, Economic, and Social Revolutions | Test 4 - including Map of Africa |
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Wed.
Dec. 15 |
Review... | |
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Tues.
Dec. 21 |
***FINAL EXAMINATION***
5:00-7:00pm in Doudna 103 |