Feb 16: Islamic Empires

Text, Ch. 28, all; Documents, 46-53 and 59-60

Study Questions for Chapter 28

Feb 21: Revolutions in the Atlantic World

Text, Ch. 29, pp. 781-793; Documents, 123-131

***Discussion: What do the documents suggest were the main causes of the French Revolution? What do they reveal about the role of ideas?

Study Questions for Chapter 29

Feb 23: Impact of the Atlantic Revolutions

Text, Ch. 29, pp. 793-805

***Discussion: What is the significance of the French Revolution for world history?

Feb 28: Nationalism and Nation-States

Text, Ch. 29, pp. 805-813

Mar 2: Midterm Examination

Mar 7: Industrialization and the Making of Industrial Society

Text, Ch. 30, pp. 815-825

Study Questions for Chapter 30

Mar 9: Industrialization, Social Problems, and the Socialist Challenge

Text, Ch. 30, pp. 825- 843; Documents, 132-137

***Discussion: Did industrialization have a positive or a negative effect on the quality of human life?

Mar 14: Traditional Societies at Crossroads: Ottoman Empire, Russia, China, and Japan

Text, Ch. 32, all; Documents, 157-165

***Discussion: Why did attempts at modernization fail in the Ottoman Empire, Russia, and China, but succeed in Japan?

Study Questions for Chapter 32

Mar 16: Imperialism and Colonialism

Text, Ch. 33, pp. 909-939; Documents, 208, 210-211 and 212-218

***Discussion: What do the documents suggest were the main motives for imperialism and colonialism in the late nineteenth century? How were these motives different from earlier periods of European expansionism?

Study Questions for Chapter 33

SPRING BREAK: MARCH 20-24

Mar 28: The Experience of Modern Warfare: The Great War

Text, Ch. 34, pp. 945-961; Documents, 237-242

***Discussion: How was warfare different in World War I?

Study Questions for Chapter 34

Mar 30: Revolutions in Russia/The Failed Peace

Text, Ch. 34, pp. 961-975: Documents, 255-259

***Discussion: What is the significance of Lenin for the Russian Revolutions of 1917 and the subsequent history of the Soviet Union?

April 4: Soviet Union under Lenin and Stalin

Text, Ch. 35, pp. 990-994; Documents, 260-264

Study Questions for Chapter 35

April 6: Age of Anxiety

Text, Ch. 35, pp. 977-990; Documents, 249-254

April 11: Rise of Fascism

Text, Ch. 35, pp. 994-1001; Documents, 244-246

***Discussion: What accounts for the success of Hitler and other fascist dictators between the world wars?

April 13: Asia and Africa Between the Wars

Text, Ch. 36, pp. 1005-1020; Documents, 300-302 and 364-369

Study Questions for Chapter 36

April 18: World War II and the Horrors of Total War

Text, Ch. 37, pp. 1031-1055; Documents, 313-321

Study Questions for Chapter 37

****FAMILY HISTORY PAPER DUE APRIL 18

April 20: Cold War: Origins and Evolution

Text, Ch. 37, pp. 1055-1060 and Ch. 38, pp. 1063-1084; Documents, 404-412

***Discussion: Who is to blame for the Cold War, the United States or the Soviet Union?

April 25: The Collapse of the Soviet Union

Text, Ch. 38, pp. 1084-1090; Documents, 265-274

Study Questions for Chapter 38

April 27: Decolonization/Globalization

Text, Ch. 39, 1095-1113; Documents, 370-383 and 413-422

***Discussion/debate: Is globalization positive or negative?

Study Questions for Chapter 39

Thursday, May 4: FINAL EXAMINATION 8:00 am –- 10:00 am