Course Outline Assessments Content Skills Resources Renaissance and Reformation (3 weeks) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. What's the Renaissance? How and where did it take place and differ? 1. Define and discuss the characteristics of the Renaissance. History of the Modern Palmer (2003): Chapters 1&2 2. Class discussions 2. Can you tell me the names of some people who lived during 2. Compare and contrast the changes in Catholicism and Protestantism Primary Source Readings: Book of the Coutier, The Prince, Decameron 3. Quizzes the Renaissance? What did they do? Identify major figures in detail, Machiavelli etc. 3. Analyze the changes in society as reflected in art, politics, and theology. 4. DBQ 3. What are some of the changes in society that came about as a result of the Renaissance? 5. Reading Guides 4. Who was Martin Luther and what was his impact? What were his differences with Calvin and Zwingli? 5. How did the Catholic Church react? Wars of Religion; Emergence of Western Europe (3 weeks) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. What economic changes stimulated Europe? 1. Identify the factors of early European economic dominance. History of the Modern World, Palmer (2003): Chapters 3&4 2. Class discussions 2. How did differences of religion affect people and history? 2. Analyze the impact of religion on the development of Europe. A&E biography of Elizabeth I 3. Quizzes 3. Can a small country have a big impact? 3. Differentiate the distribution of power and rights in England and France. Primary Source Readings: St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, The Edict of Nantes 4. Free Response Essay 4. Is England the birthplace of modern democracy? 4. Evaluate the success of Louis XIV. 5. Reading Guides 5. Why was Louis XIV the absolute "Sun King"? 5. Student will write a DBQ
6. Introduction to the DBQ Transformations in Eastern and Western Europe (2 weeks) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. What was the structure of Eastern Europe and how was it different from Western Europe? 1. Describe the differences between Eastern and Western Europe. History of the Modern World, Palmer (2003) Chapters 5&6 2. Class discussions 2. What is the difference between elite and popular cultures? 2. Demonstrate an understanding of social history. A&E biography of Peter the Great 3. Quizzes 3. Did "globalization" exist in the eighteenth century? 3. Compare and contrast the economic changes of the eighteenth century with today's world. 4. DBQ Essay 4. Was the eighteenth century one long war? 4. Interpret the wars of the eighteenth century. 5. Reading Guides The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment (4 weeks) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. How did modern science evolve? Who were the principal players? 1. Understand and list the steps in the evolution of science? History of the Modern World, Palmer (2003): Chapters 7&8 2. Class discussions 2. What is natural law? 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the political and scientific ideas of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Primary Source Readings: Letter of Galileo to the Grand Duchess, Voltaire: A Philosophical Dictionary, John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, On the Principle of Mercantilism by Adam Smith 3. Quizzes and graded class notes 3. How did the new thought of the age influence ideas of government? 3. Analyze the effect of ideas on history, particularly the eighteenth century. 4. Free Response Essay 4. When and to what extent were these ideas actually implemented? 5. Reading Guides
The French Revolution and the Napoleon Era (3 weeks) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. What was the French Revolution? Who were the major players? Was it inevitable? What were its successes? 1. Identify the causes and delineate the stages of the French Revolution. History of the Modern Palmer (2003): Chapters 9&10 2. Class discussions 2. Who was Napoleon? Why was he a good or bad influence? 2. Judge the role of Napoleon the man in history. A&E's video: "The French Revolution" 3. Quizzes 3. How did the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era impact the history of Europe? 3. Understand the positive and negative changes wrought by the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era. Primary Source Readings: The Terror Justified by Maximilian Robespierre, A Parisian Newspaper Account of the Fall of the Bastille, Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen 4. DBQ 5. Reading Guides Reaction, Progress, and Order (2 weeks) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. What was the industrial revolution? Why was it so significant? 1. Specify the steps of the Industrial Revolution and the many reasons why it originated in England. History of the Modern World, Palmer (2003): Chapters 11&12 2. Class discussions 2. What is Marx's interpretation of the Industrial Revolution? Why did Marxism arise at this time? 2. Distinguish the different natures and structures of Marxism and liberalism. Primary Source Readings: TBD 3. Quizzes 3. How essential to the development of the modern world was western Europe and liberalism? 3. Assess and critique the successes and failures of liberalism and conservatism in the 19th century. 5. Free Response Essay 4. How did the Congress of Vienna play out in 1830, 1848, and the rest of the century? What do we mean by order and disorder in the 19th century? 5. Reading Guides The Nation-State; Italy and Germany (2 weeks) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. What is a 1. Define the and explain its rise in Italy and Germany. History of the Modern World, Palmer (2003): Chapter 13
2. Class discussions 2. How did the unifications of Italy and Germany take place? How were they indicative of the historical currents of the age? 2. Debate and evaluate the legacy of Bismarck. Primary Source Readings: TBD 3. Quizzes 3. To what extent did these trends influence and Russia? 3. Compare and contrast the development of Germany and Italy with developments in Russia and 4. DBQ Essay 4. Can you relate events in the United States, Canada, and Japan to the trends in western Europe? 4. Reflect and appraise the relationships between our study of Europe and possibly related other "Western" historical development. 5. Reading Guides Economy, Politics, Society, and Culture: (2 weeks) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. How can we define the continuing definition of western culture and civilization? 1. Assess the critique the development of western civilization. History of the Modern Palmer(2003) Chapters 14&15 2. Quizzes 2. What were the dominating, challenging, and changing intellectual trends from 1871 to 1914? 2. Understand and analyze the impact of the major intellectual trends that dominated the 1871 to 1914 era. Primary Source Readings: TBD 3. Free Response Essay 3. What economic and demographic trends were influential? 3. Differentiate European development with the rest of the world. 5. Reading Guides 4. Did democracy advance in this era? 4. Debate and evaluate the various elements of democratic movements and their success. 5. How diverse were the expressions of democracy?
The Age of Imperialism and World War I (3 weeks) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. How did Europe come to dominate such a large part of the world? 1. Classify the various causes of European world dominance. History of the Modern World (2003)Chapters 16&17 2. Quizzes 2. Was European domination justified? What is Eurocentrism? 2. Judge the propositions, accomplishments, and failures of imperialism. Primary Source Readings: TBD 3. DBQ Essay 3. Who were the waxing and waning powers? 3. Reflect on the effect of time on our historical evaluation. 4. What were the causes of War I? 4. Distinguish the relative strength of the major players in the war. 5. What were the impacts of World War I? 5. Describe the causes of World War I. 6. Appraise the success of the Treaty of Versailles. 5. Reading Guides Revolution in Russia and Stalin (1 Week) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. Why did such a significant revolution happen in Russia? 1. State the main causes and events of the Russian Revolution. History of the Modern World, Palmer (2003) Chapters 18&19 2. Class discussions 2. What are the distinguishing characteristics of Lenin and Stalin? How did they differ from Marx? 2. Appraise the work and of Lenin and Stalin. Primary Source Readings: TBD 3. Quizzes 3. How did this revolution impact world history? 3. Evaluate the impact of the early decades of communism. 4. Free Response Essay 5. Reading Guides The Rise of Totalitarianism and World War II (2 weeks) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. How did the Depression effect world history? 1. Link the impact of the Great Depression with other world events. History of the Modern World, Palmer (2003) Chapters 20&21
2. Class discussions 2. What is fascism and totalitarianism and how and why did they develop and differ? Can you explain the popularity of Franco, Mussolini and Hitler? 2. List the characteristics of totalitarianism and analyze and understand its possible attractiveness. Video: ABCNEWS "The American Century" segment on World War II 3. Quizzes 3. How did the rest of the West react to the rise of totalitarianism? 3. Critique the response of the western democracies to the rise of fascism. Primary Source Readings: TBD 4. DBQ Essay 4. What happened in the clash between the two sides? What events stand out? 4. Indicate the main events of the war. 5. Reading Guides 5. How did the of WWI differ from the peace of WWII? 5. Reflect on the cause, nature, and impact of the Holocaust. 6. Compare and contrast World War I and World War II, particularly the peace. The Cold War; European Integration (2 week) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. How did one war start the day after another? 1. Discuss and categorize the differences between the two big systems of the postwar world. 1. History of the Modern World, Palmer (2003) Chapter 22 and part of 23 2. Class discussions 2. What is the nature of the conflict between the two sides in the Cold War? 2. Evaluate perspectives on the Cold War, reflecting on the advantages of hindsight. Primary Source Readings: TBD 3. Quizzes and graded class notes 3. Can a ravaged continent recuperate its economic and social vitality? 3. State the processes and specifics that led to European revitalization. 4. Free Response 4. Did communism succeed? 4. Assess the successes and failures of communism in the postwar era. 5. Reading Guides Collapse of Communism and the end of the Cold War (1 week) 1. Multiple choice and essay test 1. What attempts were made to solve the deadlock between the two major powers? 1. Distinguish the various stages of the Cold War. History of the Modern World, Palmer (2003) Chapters 24&25