HIST H109                                                                                          Prof. Michael Snodgrass

Fall 2002                                                                                              Office: Ca 503S    278-7761

Cavanaugh 219                                                                                    Hours: M 11-12, T 1-2

MW 9:30-10:45 (C412), 1:00-2:15 (C413)                                         E-mail: misnodgr@iupui.edu

 

 

 

                     PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORLD SINCE 1800

 

 

Course description/objectives:

This introductory course on modern world history examines the major political, economic, technological, and cultural developments that shaped our contemporary world over the past two centuries.  Among the key issues we study are colonialism and empire building, communism and fascism, the world economic system, and the struggles for self-determination, democracy, and equality that punctuated the history of the 1800s and 1900s.  Our geographic focus will be less on individual countries and more on global regions like the Americas, Sub-Sahara Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and South Asia. 

 

Perspectives on the World introduces students to the common features and key distinctions of the cultures and histories of these world regions.  Consistent with IUPUI’s Principles of Undergraduate Learning (http://www.iupui.edu/~history/principlesundergradlearning.htm), this course is also designed to develop student skills of critical and comparative analysis, improve writing proficiency, and enhance one’s capacity to organize and express his or her thoughts.  Students will sharpen these skills through a variety of assignments: analyzing historical documents, writing short papers, engaging in classroom discussions, and preparing for quizzes and examinations.

 

This syllabus, class announcements, lecture outlines, assignments, and grades will be posted to Oncourse (https://oncourse.iupui.edu/).  Students unfamiliar with the Oncourse system may find a “Getting Help” guide at the website or see the professor for assistance.

 

Required readings:

Richard Bulliet, et. al., The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History (2nd edition)

A. Andrea and J. Overfield, The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Vol. II (4th ed.)

Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart

Elie Wiesel, Night

 

Course requirements and grading (based upon 1,000 total points):

Final grades will be determined by student performance on two non-comprehensive exams (250H2 = 500 points), one 4-5 page essay (300 points), five 20-point quizzes (100 points), a two-part map assignment (50 points), and class participation (50 points).

 

Final grade scores: A (1,000-930),  A- (929-900), B+ (899-880), B (879-830), B- (829-800), C+ (799-780), C (779-730), C- (729-700), D (699-600), F (599 or less).

 

Remember...

* Persistent absenteeism results in lower class participation grades, inferior quiz results, and poor test preparation.  Students must make prior arrangements with the professor if extraordinary circumstances cause them to miss one of the two exams.  In-class quizzes may not be made up under any circumstances, although only five of seven scores count towards the quiz grade. 

 

* It is expected that all students will 1) read,  2) think critically about, and 3) arrive to class prepared to discuss and be quizzed upon assigned readings.  Preparation is the key to effective participation.  Students must not only read the assigned material.  They must do so actively by   a) taking notes and b) preparing comments, critiques, or questions that the readings provoke.  Passively outlining the text is not an effective means of critical reading and thought. 

 

* All late assignments will be penalized as follows: 1/3 grade for assignments not turned in on due date (B to B-), one full grade for first week late (B to C), two full grades thereafter (B to D). Be sure to save all papers on your hard drive and a diskette. 

 

* Students who do not complete all essays and exams may not pass the course. 

 

* University policy states that incomplete grades may be taken only by students who have completed 75% of course requirements. 

 

* Plagiarism and cheating will be punished in accordance with university policy, as outlined in the Indiana University Academic Handbook (p.123) and the IUPUI Campus Bulletin, 2000-2002 (p.36).  The following is from the School of Liberal Arts official statement on plagiarism:

 

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“Plagiarism is the use of the work of others without properly crediting the actual source of the ideas, words, sentences, paragraphs, entire articles, music or pictures.  Using other students’ work (with or without their permission) is still plagiarism if you don’t indicate who initially did the work.  Plagiarism, a form of cheating, is a serious offense and will be severely punished.  When an instructor suspects plagiarism, he/she will inform the student of the charge; the student has the right to respond to the allegations.  Students whose work appears to be plagiarized may be asked to produce earlier drafts of work or all the books/articles used in a paper or speech.  Students should, for this reason and as a protection in cases of lost papers, retain rough drafts, notes, computer files and other work products for three weeks after the end of each semester.  The penalties for plagiarism include reprimands, being failed for a particular take-home exam, paper, project or the entire course, disciplinary probation, or dismissal.  Faculty, after consulting with their chair and/or the School of Liberal Arts Dean of Students must notify students in writing of their decision.  Students have the right to appeal such decisions by submitting petitions to the Academic Affairs Committee.  Petitions can be obtained in CA 401.  For further information, see ‘Code of Student Ethics,’ available in CA 401.” 


 

                                                       COURSE SCHEDULE

 

Aug. 21            Introduction to modern world history

 

 

               I. THE AGE OF REVOLUTION IN EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS

 

Aug. 26            The French Revolution

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.569-79, 584-96

                                    The Human Record, Prologue (P1-P20), pp.182-93 (#43-#45)

 

Aug. 28            Revolution in the Americas

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.579-84, 620-26

                                    The Human Record, pp.193-202 (#46-#47)

 

                        Map Assignment due today

 

Sep. 2              * LABOR DAY *

 

Sep. 4              The Industrial Revolution

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.598-619

                                    The Human Record, pp.267-78 (#61-#62)

 

Sep. 9              Trade Union and Socialist Movements

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.700-13

                                     The Human Record, pp. 278-83 (#63)

 

Sep. 11            Latin America and the Legacies of Colonialism

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.626-46

 

Sep. 16            Immigration to the Americas

                        Readings: The Human Record, pp.302-l0 (#69-#70)

 

 

                               II. THE AGE OF EMPIRE IN AFRICA AND ASIA

 

Sep. 18            Africa, India, and British Imperialism

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.647-71

                        Readings: The Human Record, pp.336-43 (#78-#79)

 

 

Sep. 23            East Asia and Challenges from the West

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.674-95

                                    The Human Record, pp. 344-52 (#80-#81) & 356-68 (#83-#85)

 

Sep. 25            Nationalism and the Scramble for Africa

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.715-39

                                    The Human Record, pp.290-302 (#66-#68)

 

Sep. 30            The Economics of Empire

                        Readings:  The Earth and its Peoples, pp. 739-49

                                    The Human Record, pp.311-322 (#71-#73)

 

Oct. 2              * NO CLASS *

 

Oct. 7              Colonialism as a ‘Civilizing Mission’

                        Readings: Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart

 

                        Essays due in class today (or must submit Oct. 30 essay)

 

 

                                       III. CRISIS OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER

 

Oct. 9              Imperial Rivalries and the First World War

                                    Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.751-64, 769-772

                                    The Human Record, pp.379-88 (#88-#90)

 

Oct. 14            The Russian Revolution

Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.765-66, 780-83

                                     The Human Record, pp.389-98 (#91-#92)

 

Oct. 16            Examination #1

 

Oct. 21            Nationalism and Imperialism in East Asia

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.767-69, 788-91

                                    The Human Record, pp. 404-08 (#94)

 

Oct. 23            Fascism in Europe

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.783-88

                                    The Human Record, pp.398-404 (#93)

 

Oct. 28            The Holocaust

                        Readings: Elie Wiesel, Night

                                    The Human Record, pp. 408-14 (#95)

 

                        Essays due in class today

 

Oct. 30            The Second World War and Its Aftermath

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.792-803

                                    The Human Record, pp.414-21 (#96-#97), 430-33 (#99)

 

Nov. 4             The Cold War: Origins and Consequences

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.831-39

                                    The Human Record, pp.472-82 (#110-#111)

 

 

         IV. STRUGGLES FOR INDEPENDENCE, DEMOCRACY AND EQUALITY

 

Nov. 6             Revolution and Communism in China

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, p. 790, p. 798

                                    The Human Record, pp.462-71 (#108-#109)

 

Nov. 11           Anti-colonialism and Independence in India

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.810-17

                                    The Human Record, pp.438-443 (#101) & 483-87 (#112)

 

Nov. 13           Anti-colonialism and Independence in Africa

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.806-810, 840-44

                                    The Human Record, pp.446-54 (#l03-#l05), 487-493 (#113)

 

 

Nov. 18           Nationalism and Struggles for Democracy in Latin America

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.817-25

                                    The Human Record, pp.455-462 (#106-#107)

 

 

Nov. 20           Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Latin America

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.844-45, 856-59

 

 

Nov. 25           The End of the Cold War

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.862-79

                                    The Human Record, pp.520-30 (#121-#122)

 

Nov. 27           * THANKSGIVING BREAK *       

 

Dec. 2              Oil and Revolution in the Islamic World

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.848-50, 859-60

                                    The Human Record, pp.424-29 (#98), 434-38 (#100), 502-05 (#116)

 

Dec. 4              The 21st Century: The Age of Globalization or the Clash of Civilizations?

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.882-903

 

Dec. 9              Examination #2