HISTORY EMPIRE, REVOLUTION, & GLOBAL WAR European History Since 1500

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1 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER HISTORY EMPIRE, REVOLUTION, & GLOBAL WAR European History Since 1500 Fall 2016 TTH, 12:30-1:45, GUGG 206 Prof. Matthew Gerber Office: 354 Hellems Office Hours: T 2:00-3:00 and by appointment. Contact: , Matthew.Gerber@colorado.edu This course aims to provide you with a basic but reasonably detailed understanding of European history from 1492 to Beginning with an examination of the gradual disintegration of traditional European society and culture in from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, the course will then move on to examine the revolutionary ruptures that explicitly inaugurated modernity in the nineteenth century. We will end the course by exploring the great calamities of the twentieth century. Through a variety of readings, lectures, discussions, on-line exercises, papers, and exams, this course also seeks to develop your understanding of the intellectual methodologies employed today by the academic discipline of History. Finally, and most importantly, the course aims to develop your ability to read critically, to think historically, and to express yourself with eloquence and precision. Readings: LaunchPad for The Making of the West is an online platform designed to accompany the textbook by Lynn Hunt et al. that is listed below. You must purchase access to it for this course, because many readings and assignments are located exclusively on the platform. BUT PLEASE NOTE: LaunchPad includes an ebook version of the textbook, so if you wish to save money, you can do so by purchasing LaunchPad access while forgoing an acquisition of the hard copy. ALSO: Macmillan offers a 21-day free trial of the LaunchPad program, so you should not complete your purchase of you access until you are sure you will be staying in the course. A unique URL has been established for our course s LaunchPad at: The following course books, including an access code for LaunchPad, are available for purchase at campus bookstores: Lynn Hunt et al., The Making of the West: Peoples & Cultures, Volume 2: Since 1500, 5 th ed. (Boston & New York: Bedford/St. Martin s, 2016). [optional but highly recommended] LaunchPad for The Making of the West (Six Month Access), Fifth Edition, [ISBN: ] Voltaire, Candide Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto Primo Levi, Survival in Auschwitz All scheduled readings are mandatory. Requirements, Assignments, & Grading: Attendance at lectures and discussions is mandatory. Any absences beyond a fourth, whether excused or unexcused, will begin to hurt your grade. Apart from the first week of class and the weeks in which you will be taking midterms, assigned readings should be 1

2 completed by the beginning of class on the Tuesday of the week for which they are assigned. For those exceptions, they should be completed by the Thursday of the weeks in question. A wide array of on-line quizzes has been assigned on LaunchPad in an effort to help you absorb the textbook material. You will also need to complete three short papers (4-5 pages each), two in-class midterms, and a final exam. Your timely completion of the above assignments will allow you to accumulate up 2,000 points. Of these, 800 points (40%) will constitute your general participation grade. There are essentially five ways to accumulate general participation points: 1) successful and timely completion of the assigned LearningCurve exercises for each textbook chapter (20 points or 0 points for each one); 2) timely completion of assigned Summative Quizzes for each textbook chapter (up to 12 points each, depending on your accuracy); 3) timely completion of the assigned Timeline Activity for each chapter (ranging from 7-15 possible points); 4) timely completion of a variable set of other minor assignments on LaunchPad; and 5) attending class and discussion (5 points for each day of attendance). Maximum point values for the various components of the course are thus as follows: General Participation 800 Short Paper Short Paper Short Paper Midterm Midterm Final Exam 400 Total 2000 Your final grade will be determined by the percentage of these points that you manage to accumulate, with A = >93.4%; A- = %; B+ = %; B = %; etc. I do not generally grade on a curve, but I reserve the right to institute one should I deem it necessary. In such an event, I would only curve the grade downward, not upward. Nota Bene: To pass this course, you must complete all assigned papers and take all exams. Electronic Device Policy: Please note that unless you bring a note from Disability Services establishing that you require an electronic device in the classroom, you may not use such items during lectures or discussions. This includes laptop computers, tablets, cell phones, or any other device prone to distract the attention of yourself or your neighbor. Students contravening this policy will be asked to stop their behavior. If this warning is ignored, they will be asked to leave the classroom and will receive no attendance credit for that day. * * * * * Should such legitimate causes as illness or family emergency prevent you from turning in a paper or taking an examination on schedule, you must contact me in advance in order to avoid being penalized. This rule is inflexible, but easy to comply with: the university's voice mail system will record a message at my office phone, and you can contact me any time by * * * * * 2

3 SCHEDULE OF READINGS, LECTURES, & ASSIGNMENTS WEEK I: Old Religions, New Worlds Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, Assignments: LearningCurve for Chapter 14 (LP, due 8/25 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 14 (LP, due 8/27 at 11:59 PM); Timeline Activity for Chapter 14 (LP, due 8/27 at 11:59 PM). Lecture 1 (T 8/23): Course Overview Lecture 2 (Th 8/25): Different Senses of Time, Different Senses of Place WEEK II: Confessionalization Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, ; Research, Analysis, and Writing Help: How to Read Primary Documents (LP); Documents 15-1 through 15-5 (LP). Assignments: LearningCurve for Chapter 15 (LP, due 8/30 at 12:30 pm); Discussion Questions for Documents 15-1 through 15-5 (LP, due 9/1 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 15 (LP, due 9/3 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 15 (LP, due 9/3 at 11:59 PM). Lecture 3 (T 8/30): Religious Turmoil, Domestic Violence, & International War Discussion 1 (Th 9/1): Reading Primary Documents WEEK III: Aristocracy Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, ; Documents 16-3, 16-4 (LP). Assignments: Short Paper Assignment 1 (due in class, 9/6, 12:30 pm); LearningCurve for Chapter 16 (LP, due 9/6 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 16 (LP, due 9/10 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 16 (LP, due 9/10 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 4 (T 9/6): Absolutism and Constitutionalism: Divergent Paths? Lecture 5 (Th 9/8): Baroque Style, Neoclassicism, and Elite Culture WEEK IV: Commerce Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, ; Documents 17-1, 17-2, 17-4, 17-5 (LP). Assignments: LearningCurve for Chapter 17 (LP, due 9/13 at 12:30 pm); Quizzes for Seeing History, Taking Measure, and Contrasting Views for Chapter 17 (LP, due 9/13 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 17 (LP, due 9/17 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 17 (LP, due 9/17 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 6 (T 9/13): Traditional Economy and Social Order Lecture 7 (Th 9/15): Colonization, Commerce, & Economic Change WEEK V: Enlightenment Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, ; Voltaire, Candide (entire). Assignments: LearningCurve for Chapter 18 (LP, due 9/20 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 18 (LP, due 9/24 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 18 (LP, due 9/24 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 8 (T 9/20): What was the Enlightenment? Discussion 2 (Th 9/22): Candide 3

4 WEEK VI: Revolution TUESDAY, 9/27: MIDTERM EXAMINATION I Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, ; Documents 19-1, 19-3, 19-4, 19-5, 19-6 (LP). Assignments: LearningCurve for Chapter 19 (LP, due 9/29 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 19 (LP, due 10/1 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 19 (LP, due 10/1 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 9 (Th 9/29): The French & Haitian Revolutions WEEK VII: Ideology Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, ; Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (entire). Assignments: LearningCurve for Chapter 20 (LP, due 10/4 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 20 (LP, due 10/8 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 20 (LP, due 10/8 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 10 (T 10/4): Liberalism, Conservatism, and Napoleonic Europe Discussion 3 (Th 10/6): Frankenstein and Romanticism WEEK VIII: Industrialization Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, ; Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto (entire). Assignments: Short Paper Assignment 2 (due in class, 10/11, 12:30 pm); LearningCurve for Chapter 21 (LP, due 10/11 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 21 (LP, due 10/15 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 21 (LP, due 10/15 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 11 (T 10/11): The Industrial Revolution Lecture 12 (Th 10/13): Politics and the Social Question WEEK IX: Nationalism Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, ; Documents 22-1, 22-2, 22-3, 22-4, 22-5 (LP). Assignments: LearningCurve for Chapter 22 (LP, due 10/18 at 12:30 pm); Comparative Questions for Sources of the West Chapter 22 (LP, due 10/18 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 22 (LP, due 10/22 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 22 (LP, due 10/22 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 13 (M 10/18): Liberal Nationalism Lecture 14 (W 10/20): Conservative Nationalism WEEK X: Imperialism Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, ; Documents 23-1, 23-2, 23-3, 23-4, 23-5 (LP). Assignments: LearningCurve for Chapter 23 (LP, due 10/25 at 12:30 pm); Comparative Questions for Sources of the West Chapter 23 (LP, due 10/25 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 23 (LP, due 10/29 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 23 (LP, due 10/29 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 15 (T 10/25): Christianity, Capital, and Civilization Lecture16 (Th 10/27): Imperialism, Nationalism, and Domestic Order TUESDAY, 11/1: MIDTERM EXAMINATION II 4

5 WEEK XI: Modernity Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, Assignments: LearningCurve for Chapter 24 (LP, due 11/3 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 24 (LP, due 11/5 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 24 (LP, due 11/5 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 17 (Th 11/3): Progress and Malaise WEEK XII: World I, Bolshevism, and Fascism Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, ; Documents 25-1, 25-2, 25-3, 25-4, 25-5 (LP). Assignments: LearningCurve for Chapter 25 (LP, due 11/8 at 12:30 pm); Comparative Questions for Sources of the West Chapter 25 (LP, due 11/8 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 25 (LP, due 11/12 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 25 (LP, due 11/12 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 18 (T 11/8): World War I: Nationalism vs. Socialism Lecture 19 (Th 11/10): The Inter-Wars Years: Socialism, Liberalism, & Fascism WEEK XIII: The Depression and World War II Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, ; Primo Levi, Survival in Auschwitz (entire). Assignments: LearningCurve for Chapter 26 (LP, due 11/17 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 26 (LP, due 11/19 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 26 (LP, due 11/19 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 20 (T 11/15): The Origins and Course of World War II Discussion 4 (Th 11/17): Survival in Auschwitz NOVEMBER 21-25: FALL BREAK NO CLASSES WEEK XIV: Post-War Europe & the Cold War Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, Assignments: Short Paper Assignment 3 (due in class, 11/29, 12:30 pm); LearningCurve for Chapter 27 (LP, due 11/29 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 27 (LP, due 12/3 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 27 (LP, due 12/3 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 21 (T 11/29): Social Democracy, the Cold War, & Economic Recovery Lecture 22 (Th 12/1): Decolonization WEEK XV: Postindustrialization Readings: Hunt, Making of the West, Assignments: LearningCurve for Chapter 28 (LP, due 12/26 at 12:30 pm); Summative Quiz for Chapter 28 (LP, due 12/10 at 11:59 pm); Timeline Activity for Chapter 28 (LP, due 12/10 at 11:59 pm). Lecture 23 (T 12/6): Technology, Consumerism, and the End of the Cold War Lecture 24 (Th 12/8): Review Lecture MONDAY, 12/12, 1:30-4:00 p.m.: FINAL EXAMINATION 5

6 Important Information for All Students ACCOMMODATION POLICIES Some students, by reason of physical handicap or learning disability, are entitled to special accommodation as needed to complete examinations and other course requirements. If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit a letter documenting your condition and the accommodation required from Disability Services within the first three weeks of the semester. You can contact Disability Services at , Willard 322, and It is the campus policy regarding religious observances requires that faculty make every effort to reasonably and fairly deal with all students who, because of religious obligations, have conflicts with scheduled exams, assignments or required attendance. Please notify us within the first three weeks of the semester of any anticipated conflicts so that appropriate accommodations can be made. For a statement of the campus guidelines, see APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Students who fail to adhere to such behavioral standards may be subject to discipline. Faculty have the professional responsibility to treat all students with understanding, dignity and respect, to guide classroom discussion and to set reasonable limits on the manner in which they and their students express opinions. Professional courtesy and sensitivity are especially important with respect to individuals and topics dealing with differences of race, culture, religion, politics, sexual orientation, gender variance, and nationalities. Class rosters are provided to the instructor with the student's legal name; we will gladly honor your request to address you by an alternate name or gender pronoun. Please advise us of this preference early in the semester. See polices at and at ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT All students of the University of Colorado at Boulder are responsible for knowing and adhering to the policies of this institution that govern academic integrity. Violations of this policy 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; ). 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 on the Honor Code can be found at and at DISCRIMINATION AND HARRASSMENT The University of Colorado at Boulder policy on Discrimination and Harassment, the University of Colorado policy on Sexual Harassment, and the University of Colorado policy on Amorous Relationships applies to all students, staff, and faculty. Any student, staff or faculty member who believes s/he has been the subject of discrimination or harassment based upon race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status should contact the Office of Discrimination and Harassment (ODH) at or the Office of Judicial Affairs at Information about the ODH and the campus resources available to assist individuals regarding discrimination or harassment can be obtained at For the relevant policies, see 6

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