HISTORY 1500 An Introduction to Modern World History: 1500 to the Present
Summer Day/Section A01 10:45-12:45 M-F 123 St. Paul’s Instructor: Aubrey Neal Office Hours: 9:30-10:45 M-F 238 St. Paul’s College Phone: 474-7937 neal@cc.umanitoba.ca
Course Information
HIST 1500 is a lecture driven historical survey of the imperial expansion of the modern West. It outlines the rise of the modern global economy and discusses its global impact. The objective of the course is to provide students with a broad, but practical vision of their political and intellectual responsibility in the late modern world.
Method of Evaluation
60% (20% each) 40% 100% Each of the three essays is based on the Sourcebook that is required for this course. Each essay should be approximately 5-6 pages (1,600 words). We discuss the relevant materials in class to prepare for the assignment. I am tolerant of late papers, but I retain the right to penalize them up to one letter grade. Put your name, course, class section and student number on the paper. Retain a copy of your paper and keep all graded papers you receive back. The due-dates for the essays are July 16, and August 4 and 20.∗ Students who wish to appeal a grade given for term work must do so within 10 working days after the grades for the term work have been made available to them. The Final Examination is Saturday morning 9-12 on August 22. Missing the exam is an administrative matter which must be worked out with the Dean’s office. Three Essays Final Examination
Required Books
Craig et al. The Heritage of World Civilizations (Vol. II, Since 1500, 8th Ed.) Oliver A. Johnson and James L. Halverson (eds.) Sources of World Civilization: Vol. II: Connections and Conflict (3rd Edition) Grade Distribution A+ ≥ 85% A ≥ 80% B+ ≥ 75% B ≥ 70% C+ ≥ 65% C ≥ 60% D ≥ 50% F 〈 50%
Voluntary Withdrawal date for this course is August 10. Term work handed in on time will be graded by this time. Academic Honesty - Students should review the University policy on plagiarism, cheating and examination impersonation (see p. 28 in the General Calendar). The common penalty in Arts for plagiarizing a written assignment, test, or examination is F on the paper and F for the course. For the most serious acts of plagiarism, such as the purchase of an essay or cheating on a test or examination, the penalty can also include suspension for a period of up to five years from registration in courses taught in a particular department in Arts or from all courses taught in this Faculty. The Faculty also reserves the right to submit student work that is suspected of being plagiarized to Internet sites designed to detect plagiarism.
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LECTURE SCHEDULE
(Page numbers refer to the Craig et al. text)
July: 2: Introduction and Prep for First Paper (Adam Smith and Karl Marx Sourcebook (127-137 & 193-212) 3: Africa (434-454) 6: Revival of Empire in Europe (458-474) 7: Political and Social Turmoil (474-486) 8: Ideological Foundations of the Modern World (494-512) 9: Ideological Wars and Economic Empires (512-541) 10: Commodity Culture (541-557) 13: China and Japan (562-590) 14: European Politics in the 16th Century (606-618) 15: Europe in the 16th Century (618-640) 16 :First Paper Due/ Prep for Second Paper:: “Cahuilla Creation Myth” Sourcebook (27-38) and : Martin Luther and John Calvin Sourcebook (62-87) 17: The Last Great Islamic Empire (644-669) 20: The Scientific Revolution (676-686) 21: The Enlightenment (686-704) 22: The American and French Revolutions (708-736) 23: Nationalism and Liberalism (742-756) 24: Europe, Canada and the US at mid-century (756-774) 27. No classes For Us 28: The Global Economy (780-800) 29: The Global Critique (794, 800-812) 30. Latin America (818-842) 31 August: 3 No Classes for Us/Civic Holiday 4: Second Paper is Due/ Prep for Third Paper: Sourcebook: Gandhi (241-254) and King (323-336) 5: India (844-855) 6: Modern China (880-898) 7: Modern Japan (898-916) 10: World War I (922-950) 11: The Lull between the Wars (954-964. 976-980) 12: The Rise of Fascism in Europe (964-976) 13: World War II (984-1010) 14: The Cold War era (1017-1033) 17: The US and USSR since WWII (1033-1052) 18: Modern Asia (1056-1086) 19 Review for the Final Examination 20: Third Paper is Due: 22: Final Examination 9:00-12:00
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