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HISTORY 6C
Western Civilization from the French Revolution to the Present
De Anza College
Fall 2017
Christopher R. Jackson, Ph.D., Instructor
https://sites.google.com/site/chrisjacksonshistory/Home/history-4d
Course Description: This course will continue the story of the development of Western society, from the French Revolution to the present day. We will begin by examining the French Revolution and its connection with the American Revolution. We will look at the impact of European imperialism, the rise of nationalism, and the two great twentieth century wars that devastated Europe. We will examine the Cold War and its end and try to make sense of the 21st century world in which we live by looking at how it was formed—through history.
Please note: a significant portion of the instructor’s communication with the students is this course is done by e-mail. You must check your e-mail at least three times a week. Not having checked your e-mail will not be accepted as an excuse of any kind.
Office Hours
I will hold office hours in L13 from 10:30-11:30 on Tuesdays, or by appointment.
Textbook: Jackson J. Spielvogel, Western Civilization, 7th ed., Vol.2 (Cengage Advantage Books).
ISBN-10: 0-495-89782-5
Attendance and Grading Policies: Attendance and participation is expected and roll will be taken daily. Students who are routinely absent (more than 10 absences), late, or playing with their phones will be noted and up to 10% (one letter grade) will be deducted from their final grade. Much of the material on quizzes/exams will be covered in class; you will need detailed notes from lectures to get a good grade. Note that instructor-initiated “W” grades will not be issued. It is your responsibility to drop the course in a timely manner if you choose to do so. The last day to drop the class is October 5th. The last day to withdraw with a “W” is November 14th.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is intellectual theft, caused by lazy or dishonest students who do not properly cite their sources or quotations. It is a serious academic violation and will not be tolerated in this class. Please see the Student Handbook section on academic integrity. http://www.deanza.edu/studenthandbook/academic-integrity.html.
Primary source analysis papers. There will be four primary source analysis papers due, as listed below. They will be devoted to analyzing primary sources available from the course web page. Typed, double-spaced, with citations and a list of works cited (formatted according to MLA style), approximately 700-900 words, to be submitted to the Turnitin website. (See instructions below.) The paper must be submitted by 11:59 pm on the date due. Note: before sending the assignment, you must rename the file in the following format: YourLastnameFirstname-papernumber. Example: JacksonChristopher-paper1. If the file is not properly named, it will not be accepted. If the file cannot be analyzed by Turnitin, it will not be accepted. These assignments will be posted on the class website. Each worth 10 points. For help on MLA formatting, consult the Purdue Owl.
Instructions for Turnitin. All papers in this course will be submitted to the instructor via the web service Turnitin. If you do not already have an account with Turnitin, go here to sign up for one. Once you have established an account, follow these instructions to add the class to your account. When you are finished with your paper, and ready to submit it before the due date, follow these instructions for submitting your assignments. The Class ID is 8703877. The password is democracy (all lower-case). Please use the upload single file method for submitting your assignment, not the cut-and-paste method (which will spoil your formatting).
Paper #1: The French and American Revolutions (Due October 9th)
Paper #2: National Unification (Due October 23rd)
Paper #3: Totalitarianism (Due November 13th)
Paper #4: The Cold War (Due November 26th)
Quizzes. There will be four 10-question multiple-choice quizzes on the previous week’s reading, as noted on the class schedule indicated below. Each is worth 5 points. There are no make-up quizzes.
Team Presentation. There will be team presentations on various aspects of the First World War in the sixth week of the course. Each team will investigate and present one of the following topics, as assigned by the instructor:
Team Belleau Wood: Military history of WWI: the Western Front
Team Marne: Arts and Literature of WWI
Team Somme: Impact of the war on women
Team Ypres: Propaganda in the Great War
Each learning team will be assembled by the instructor and given a specific aspect of the “Great War” to research and present on. Each learning team will be autonomous in assigning individual tasks for the presentation. Each team will fill out a “charter” (posted on the class website) that assigns particular tasks to each member of the team (the team manager will send in the charter to the instructor on October 20th). These tasks include manager, writers, researchers, and presenters. The team should be autonomous, and resolve conflicts by itself. The presentations should include brief PowerPoint slides or other audio/visual materials intended to help make the team’s point or add pertinent details regarding the aspect of the war being investigated.
This will require research outside of the textbook. The team will investigate through primary sources and secondary literature various aspects of World War I, as noted in the team assignments above.
The presentations themselves will take place in class on October 29 and 30. Each should last approximately 15 minutes. Grading for the assignment will be done partly on the quality of the overall team presentation (15 points), and partly through team self-evaluations (5 points), which can be downloaded from the class website, and which are due no later than November 6th. No points will be awarded to a student who does not return the team self-evaluation.
If a team member does not participate in the learning team discussions, meetings, preparation and work, that member will not be allowed to participate in the presentation, and will receive zero points for that assignment.
Final exam. The final will be held in class on Friday, December 12 at 7:00-9:00 a.m.; a study guide will be provided. It will consist of both multiple-choice questions and one essay question. Please bring a Scantron Form No.882-E (the long green Scantron) and a blank examination booklet (“blue book”). Worth 20 points.
Assignment policies. Note: the lowest grade for either one of the quizzes or the primary source papers may be dropped; thus if you miss taking a quiz, or do poorly on one particular paper, that grade will be dropped and the average of the grades in that assignment category will be substituted. Make-up quizzes will not be given, and late analysis papers will not be accepted.
Quizzes: 20% of final grade
Analysis papers: 40% of final grade
Team presentation 20% of final grade
Final examination: 20% of final grade
Grade Points/Letter Grade Equivalents
(Note: there is no “C-“ grade at De Anza.)
Week 1: (September 22-25) Introduction, American Revolution, Old Regime
Reading: Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chaps. 19, 20.
Week 2: (September 29-October 2) French Revolution and Napoleon
Reading: Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chap.21, 22
Quiz #1 October 2
Week 3: (October 6-9) The Industrial Revolution
Reading: Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chap.22.
Paper #1 French and American Revolutions due October 9
Week 4: (October 13-16) Reaction, Revolutions, Nationalism
Reading: Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chaps. 23.
Quiz #2 October 16
Week 5: (October 20-23) Mass Society, Modernity, and Imperialism
Reading: Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chap.24, 25.
Team Charter due October 20
Paper #2 Italian/German Unification due October 23
Week 6: (October 27-30) The Great War and Revolution
Reading: Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chaps. 26
Team Presentations October 29, 30
Week 7: (November 3-6) The Rise of Totalitarianism
Reading: Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chaps. 27
Quiz #3 November 6
Team evaluation due November 6
Week 8: (November 11-13) World War II and the Holocaust
Note: No school on November 10—Veterans’ Day.
Reading: Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chaps.28
Paper #3 Totalitarianism November 13
Week 9: (November 17-20) The Cold War
Reading: Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chap.29
Week 10: (November 24-26) Protest and Stagnation
Note: No school on November 27—Thanksgiving.
Reading: Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chaps.30
Paper #4 The Cold War due November 26
Week 11: (December 1-4) Collapse of Communism
Reading: Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chap.30
Quiz #4 December 4
Week 12: (Friday, December 12, 7:00-9:00 a.m.) Final Examination
History 4D Fall 2014 Due Dates
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