History 40.10: European Civilization in its World Context since 1715
Professor:
Dr. Hugh L. Agnew Office Hours, M 2-3, W 11-12 Phillips Hall, Rm. 310 or by appointment telephone: 202 994 6232 e-mail: agnew@gwu.eduGraduate Teaching Assistants:
Phillips Hall, Rm. 334 Office Hours TBA telephone: 202 994 6234 or by appointment
Yufeng Mao mao@gwu.edu Varad Mehta timelord@gwu.edu Heather Masterton hmastert@gwu.eduCourse requirements:
1. Midterm examination on Wednesday, March 7. This will cover course material up to and including March 5, and will consist of identifications and an essay. It will count for 25% of your final mark.
2. Term paper (details to be announced) due not later than Monday, April 2. This will be approximately 5-7 pages (double-spaced, 12-point type, one-inch margins on all sides) and will count for 25% of your final mark.
3. Discussion sections will meet weekly, and each will be led by one of the Graduate Teaching Assistants. You are all expected to read and think about the documents, prepare all other section assignments, and make an effort to participate in the discussions. Your performance in sections will be worth a total of 20% of your final mark.
4. Final examination scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9. This will consist of identifications, a short essay (based on discussion section readings) and a longer essay. The final will count for 30% of your total grade.
5. Policy on late work and extensions: No work can be accepted beyond the deadline without prior approval by your graduate teaching assistant, or, where appropriate, by me. Work accepted past the deadline will be subject to reduction in grade.
6. Statement on Academic Integrity: This course will be conducted according to the University's policy on Academic Integrity. All students must familiarize themselves with the terms of the Academic Integrity code, especially the definition of cheating. Students found cheating in this class will fail the course and have a charge of academic dishonesty lodged against them in the University Office of Academic Integrity.
Textbooks: (available at the bookstore)
Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment and Frank M. Turner, The Western Heritage, Volume II, since 1648, seventh edition (Prentice-Hall)
Hugh LeCaine Agnew, Documentary Readings in European Civilization since 1715 (Kendall-Hunt)
Lecture topics and readings:
Week of January 17: Introduction and Grand Tour
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapters 14 and 15
Week of January 22: Grand Tour (continued), the Old Regime; The Enlightenment and Enlightened Despotism
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapters 16, 17 and 18
Week of January 29:The French Revolution; The French Revolution, Napoleon, and Europe
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapters 19 and 20 (to p. 684)
Week of February 5: Restoration, Romanticism and Nationalism; Industrialization and Society
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapter 20 (from p. 684), Chapter 21 ( to p. 711), Chapter 22 (to p. 757)
Week of February 12: Conservatism, Liberalism and Revolution in the 1830s; 1848: the "Springtime of Nations"
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapters 21 (from p. 711), and Chapter 22 (from p. 757)
Week of February 19: President's Day observed (no class); Europe in the Age of Nationalism, part one: Unifications
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapter 23 (to p. 792)
Week of February 26: Europe in the Age of Nationalism, part two: Reactions; Politics and Society to World War I
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapters 23 (from p. 792) and 24
Week of March 5:Workers, Women and Culture; Mid-Term Examination on March 7
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapters 24 and 25
Week of March 12: European Imperialism and the Origins of World War I; The "Great War"
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapter 26 (to p. 915)
Week of March 19: Spring Break (no classes)
Week of March 26: War and Revolution: the Dynasties Crumble; Versailles and the "New Europe"
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapter 26 (from p. 915), Chapter 27 (to p. 938)
Week of April 2: Challenges to Democracy in the 'Twenties; Europe and the Great Depression
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapter 27 (from p. 938), Chapter 28 (to p. 973)
Week of April 9: Germany and the Rise of Hitler; Totalitarian Dictators and Democracies
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapter 28 (from p. 973), Chapter 29 ( to p. 1004)
Week of April 16: The Second World War: Total War; Resistance, Holocaust, and Cold War Origins
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapter 29 (from p. 1004)
Week of April 23: Europe Divided; Contemporary Europe
Kagan, Ozment and Turner, Chapter 30 and Chapter 31
Week of April 30:Reserved for catching up or review lectures
Note: May 2 is a "designated Monday."