Modern Europe
HIST 203
Fall 2011
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| Certificates: International Relations |
This course surveys the history of Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries, from the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic era to the present, and is intended primarily for first-year students and sophomores. Attention will be devoted to major political, social, economic, and cultural developments, beginning with the many dimensions of the political and industrial revolutions of the 19th century; continuing with the emergence of nation-states and nationalism, working-class movements, the consequences of imperialism and war, and Communism and Fascism; and concluding with study of the Second World War, the reassertion of Europe, and the collapse of the Soviet system. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Interpretation, Writing
Examinations in this course require cogent and succinct argumentation of problems of historical interpretation. Analysis of key documents is a major component of study throughout the course and is required on each examination.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FRST-MN)(FRST)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
John Merriman, A HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE: VOLUME II, FROM THE FRENCH REVOLUTION TO THE PRESENT
E.J. Hobsbawm, THE AGE OF REVOLUTION
Sheila Fitzpatrick, THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Robert Paxton, THE ANATOMY OF FASCISM
D G Williamson, BISMARCK AND GERMANY
Ian Kershaw, HITLER, 1936-1945
Documents, to be provided on "Blackboard"
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two hour examinations and a final examination. |
| Instructor(s): Greene,Nathanael Times: .M.W.F. 10:00AM-10:50AM; Location: PAC002; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 60 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 10 | | |
| Seats Available: 5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 10 | JR non-major: 10 | SO: 10 | FR: 10 |
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