20803205European History Since 1815
Course Information
Description
This is an introductory course in European history concentrating on the 19th- and 20th-century experiences of European societies through examination of major social, economic, political and intellectual development. One emphasis is on the changes that caused the transformation of Europe from a pre-industrial to a modern industrial society. A second emphasis focuses on a specific place and time period in order to understand how this process of transformation affected different European nations at different points in their history.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
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Compare pre-industrial society with modern industrial societyAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriaexamine information about the nature of pre-industrial societybrainstorm on characteristics of modern society
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Analyze conflict between the old order and the new order that begins to emergeAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriadifferentiate between the theories or philosophies of liberalism, romanticism, and conservatismexamine the events which create change in the power structure in the early nineteenth centuryassess the role of the middle classes in political and ideological upheaval
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Analyze the process of industrialization in nineteenth century EuropeAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriadefine the Industrial Revolutionexamine the causes of the Industrial Revolutionevaluate the impact of industrializationdefine socialismconnect socialism and industrialization
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Analyze nineteenth century society and the modern stateAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriadefine nationalismcompare various manifestations of nationalism and the modern state in Germany, Britain and Franceexamine the connections between nationalism, political revolution, and cultural identity
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Analyze the development of a mature industrial societyAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriaexamine the nineteenth century city and the process of urbanization in Paris and Viennaexamine the changing urban culture and social structure in western Europeexamine the emergence of mass politics by looking at events in France in the Third Republicassess new types of culture in a mature industrial society (e.g., popular opinion, mass education, popular culture) by examining art and music in late nineteenth century
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Analyze economic change and imperial expansion in late nineteenth century EuropeAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriadefine new imperialismexamine changes in industry and technology in the late nineteenth century
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Analyze World War I as a bridge to the twentieth centuryAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriaexamine the causes of the first World Warexamine the impact of the war on the political aspects of European societyexamine the impact of the war on the cultural aspects of European societyexamine the impact of the war on economic aspects of European societyexamine the impact of the war on the status of women in European society
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Evaluate major changes in the nature of European society in the early twentieth centuryAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriaexamine various manifestations of political revolutiondetermine the nature of the new cultureassess the impact of the new technologies (autos, airplanes, radios) on European society
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Analyze alternatives to democracy and the emergence of a new way of organizing European society: totalitarianismAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriaexamine historical context, especially the Great Depressiondefine elements of totalitarianismexamine the impact of a totalitarian system on European society, especially Germanyexplore the human cost of totalitarianism during the Holocaustconnect totalitarianism and World War II global conflict
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Analyze European society after 1945Assessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriaexplore the impact of World War II on Europeexamine Europe and the origins of the Cold Warexamine the different paths of recovery from World War II between eastern and western Europeassess Europe's changing international role: decolonization
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Analyze post-industrial European societyAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriasummarize the two paths to prosperity between eastern and western Europeexamine social conflict in post-industrial societies: the youth revolt and the Czech revoltexamine the dismantling of the post-war settlement -- the end of the Cold War (1989) in Eastern Europe and the creation of the European community
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Employ appropriate strategies to reading textsAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriarecognize subject matter of text and perspective of authorengage in active reading strategiesformulate questions and opinions while readingdifferentiate between primary and secondary source materialsassess understanding and review texts as necessarysynthesize opinions, questions and responses to the text to develop an interpretation
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Collaborate with fellow studentsAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriasolve problems related to course contentcreate answers related to course content working in small groupsdiscuss issues related to readings or course contentpresent summary of findingsconnect course content to external experiences
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Analyze historical materialsAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriabreak apart a specific time period or concept into economic, social, political, and cultural elementsdraw conclusionsmake inferencesconnect information to ideasemploy techniques of visual and auditory analysis
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Write about historical topicsAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriaemploy primary and secondary sourcescomply with the conventions of standard written Englishpresent information which directly addresses historical issuesorganize thoughts logically and coherently
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Use elements of researchAssessment StrategiesEssay Exam and/or PaperCriteriafind appropriate resourcesincorporate research into written work appropriatelycompile a bibliographysupport a thesis with sufficient evidencedocument sources using standard academic documentation