Course Description

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The overall course covers the history of the world from roughly 1500 to the present. The first quarter opens with the time when Asia was the center of world affairs, then traces European encounters with Asia and the Americas, and the complex interactions and consequences of the so-called "Columbian Exchange" between Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa. The first quarter ends with a survey of the European Renaissance and Reformation, in both its local and global dimensions. The second quarter will focus on the rise of absolute monarchies and new ideas and practices, especially with the scientific revolution and Enlightenment. The second quarter ends with assessments of the legacies of the French Revolution, Napoleon and the emergence of the British Empire. The third quarter starts with the implications of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars in the wake of the Congress of Vienna, i.e., the discourse on rights, reaction, revolution and reform, the rise of new ideologies, in particular, Classical Liberalism, nationalism, and romanticism, and conservative reactions to the changes wrought by the American and French Revolutions. The course then examines the rise of industrialization and social change in 19th-century Europe, and the emergence of middle and working class cultures, followed by new iterations of liberalism and conservatism, the proliferation of more ideologies, e.g., socialism, communism, ultranationalism, social Darwinism, and antisemitism. Then the course examines the unification of the Italian and German nation states, and the creation of the modern welfare state. From there the course traces the rise of a new wave of Western imperialism, followed by the rest of the world's reactions to the rise of European empires and ideas, and in particular, the emergence of industrial Japan and their surprising victory over Russia. The third quarter ends with the outbreak of the First World War. The fourth and final quarter surveys the effects of the First World War, followed by the brief peak of classical liberal nation states and promises for peace, and the rapid rise of authoritarianism, in both communist and fascist variations, with a special focus on the rise of Nazism, the Nazi racial transformation of Germany and the Holocaust and Shoah of modern Europe. The fourth quarter concludes by looking at the causes and effects of the Second World War, the Cold War, the end of European empires in Asia and Africa, the emergence of the Modern Middle East and China, the end of the Cold War, history since 1989, all the way to the present, including current events.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Week 3 - The Industrial Revolution

Tuesday through Friday, January 20-23.
Holiday: MLK JR Day, Monday, 1/19 - No class.
MLK Conference, Wednesday morning (special schedule). 
Long periods: In-class reading time for book reviews and independent research in the library. 
***NOTE: First round of book review drafts are due Friday, January 30; extensions for first drafts are due Friday, February 6. 

Leading questions: What is industrialization? Where did industrialization begin? How and why did industrialization occur? What were the effects of industrialization, and how did people respond to the conditions of industrialization? 

Heads up! Homework for Day 1 (Periods 1 & 6 on Tuesday, 1/20, and Period 4 on Wednesday, 1/21); Have ready for Day 2: 
- Read “Factories, Cities, and Families in the Industrial Age: The Industrial Revolution, 1780-1850,” in The West in the World, eds. Sherman/Salisbury, pp. 517-527, and prepare notes on the key terms and question below (prepare for graded discussion): 
- Key Terms: Industrial revolution, capital, entrepreneur, and factory system. 
- Homework question: How do you explain why Britain industrialized before other European nations and non-Western societies such as China?

Day 1: Independent Research.
In-class: Meet in the library; come prepared to read for the book review project and discuss with instructor.
- Homework for Day 2: Read or review "The Guano Age," in Charles Mann, 1493, pp. 271-281, and answer the following question.
- Homework question: How does the story of guano shed new light on where and how the industrial revolution began and developed?  

Day 2:The Beginnings of Industrialization.
- In-class: Discuss the readings, “Factories, Cities, and Families in the Industrial Age: The Industrial Revolution, 1780-1850,” in The West in the World, eds. Sherman/Salisbury, pp. 517-527, and "The Guano Age," in Charles Mann, 1493, pp. 271-281. 
- Homework for Day 3: “Factories, Cities, and Families in the Industrial Age: The Industrial Revolution, 1780-1850,” in The West in the World, eds. Sherman/Salisbury, pp. 528-536 (up to the section entitled, "Public Health and Medicine in the Industrial Age"), and answer the following question (prepare for graded discussion):
- Homework question: How would you compare the consequences of industrialization for the middle classes and working classes? Use primary source evidence for support where possible.

Day 3: The Legacies of the Industrial Revolution.
- In-class: Read and interpret primary sources, and discuss the reading, “Factories, Cities, and Families in the Industrial Age: The Industrial Revolution, 1780-1850,” in The West in the World, eds. Sherman/Salisbury, pp. 528-536. 
- Homework over the weekend: Continue reading for the book review project and independent research; begin to draft outline for book review.
 
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