HIST H109                                                                                          Prof. Michael Snodgrass

Spring 2002                                                                                         Office: Ca 503S    278-7761

Cavanaugh 219                                                                                    Hours: M 1-2, T 3-4

MW 9:30-10:45 (C319), 2:30-3:45 (C320)                                         E-mail: misnodgr@iupui.edu

 

 

 

                     PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORLD SINCE 1800

 

 

Course description/objectives:

This introductory course on modern world history will survey the major social, political, technological, and cultural developments that shaped our contemporary world during the past two centuries.  Among the key topics we study are revolution, colonialism and empire building, patterns of economic development, 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, Europe, and South and East 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, 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  Students will sharped these skills through a variety of assignments: analyzing historical documents, writing short papers, engaging in classroom discussions, and preparing for quizzes and examinations.  These basic principles are outlined at: http://www.iupui.edu/~history/principlesundergradlearning.htm. 

 

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.)

Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

Elie Wiesel, Night

 

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

 

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

Final grades will be determined by student performance on two 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).

 

* 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).  Following is the School of Liberal Arts official statement on plagiarism:

 

“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

 

Jan. 7               Introduction to modern world history

 

 

                   I. THE AGE OF REVOLUTION IN EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS

 

Jan. 9  Revolution in England and France

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

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

 

Jan. l4              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

 

Jan. 16 The Industrial Revolution

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

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

 

Jan. 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

 

Jan. 23 Latin America and the Legacies of Colonialism

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

 

Jan. 28 Immigration to the Americas

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.700-709

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

 

Jan. 30 Socialism and Labor Movements

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.709-13

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

 

 

                                   II. THE AGE OF EMPIRE IN AFRICA AND ASIA

 

Feb. 4              Africa, India, and British Imperialism

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

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

 

 

Feb. 6              NO CLASS

 

 

Feb. 11            East Asia and Challenges from the West

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.674-96

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

 

Feb. 13            Nationalism and Imperial Expansion, 1860s-l900

                        Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.715-49

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

 

Feb. 18            The Economics of Empire

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

 

Feb. 20            Colonialism as a ‘Civilizing Mission’

                        Readings: Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

 

                        Essays due in class today

 

Feb. 25            Imperial Rivalries and the First World War

                                    Readings: The Earth and its Peoples, pp.751-72

                                    The Human Record, pp.379-88

 

Feb. 27            Mid-term Examination

 

 

                                          III. CRISIS OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER

 

Mar. 4              The Russian Revolution

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

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

 

Mar. 6              Nationalism and Imperialism in East Asia

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

                                    The Human Record, pp.352-56 (#82), 404-08 (#94)

 

 

         * SPRING BREAK * SPRING BREAK * SPRING BREAK * SPRING BREAK *

 

Mar. 18            Fascism and Communism in Europe

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

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

 

Mar. 20            The Holocaust

                        Readings: Elie Wiesel, Night

 

                        Essays due in class today

 

Mar. 25            The Second World War

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

                                    The Human Record, pp.408-21 (#95-#97)

 

Mar. 27            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

 

Apr. 1 Revolution and Communism in China

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

 

Apr. 3 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)

 

Apr. 8              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)

 

Apr. 10            Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Latin America

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

 

Apr. 15            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)

 

Apr. 17            Struggles for Racial Equality in Africa and the Americas

                        Readings: The Human Record, pp.511-19 (#119-#120)

 

Apr. 22            Crisis and Revolution in the Islamic World

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

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

 

Apr. 24            The End of the Cold War

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

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

 

Apr. 29            The 21st Century: The Age of Globalization or the Clash of Civilizations?

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

 

Final Examination: A352 Section 319 (9:30) - Friday, May 3, 8:00 am

                                  A352 Section 320 (2:30) - Wednesay, May 1, 1:00 pm