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Modern Western Traditions HIST 1400 Z81 Syllabus, Spring 2020

Course Title: Modern Western Traditions (Stamford) Credits: 3 Class Times: Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Format: Lecture; Online, Synchronous via HuskyCT ( https://lms.uconn.edu/) Prerequisites: None Instructor: Dr. Louis A. Cretella, Department of History Email: [email protected] Cell Phone: 203-848-9051 Remote Office Hours: The following office hours will be kept weekly using Collaborate Ultra (HuskyCT): Monday: 1:00-1:30 p.m. Wednesday: 5:00-5:30 p.m. Should you have any questions relative to navigating HuskyCT, course assignments, or questions on the subject matter, you can also contact me anytime via email ([email protected]) or on my cell phone (203-848-9051). I will return your call within 24 hours.

Course Materials Required course materials should be obtained before the first day of class: Joshua Cole and Carol Symes. Western Civilizations. Vol. 2: Brief ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2020. (ISBN 978-0-393-41900-9) All other materials for this course will be available within HuskyCT and/or through Internet links. Course Description Modern Western Traditions examines social, political, economic, intellectual, and cultural developments in Europe within the context of modernization. The course assesses how the Reconnaissance, Renaissance, Reformation, the growth of the modern state, advancements in science, and the Industrial and French revolutions eroded the traditional order. The course, moreover, examines the shifting balance of power among the European states by analyzing the forces that, over time, led to the emergence of the Great Powers. Their rivalry, evinced by heightened nationalism, militarism, and imperialism, led to catastrophe in 1914. World War I spawned, among other things, new systems of government--communist and fascist--that competed with liberal democracy for much of the remainder of the 20th century.

Hi 1400 is designed for students of all majors who desire a basic understanding of dynamic change in the modern world. This course is offered synchronously in a lecture format; short documentaries will be shown and class discussion is encouraged in several break-out sessions. Assessments include an exam, several quizzes, two short thesis papers, and class participation.

Course Objectives 1. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of western history, recognize continuity in historical developments, and identify change over time. 2. Students will be able to analyze written and visual primary sources and evaluate their historical context. 3. Students will submit a clearly-written, well-organized thesis paper that is based on primary and secondary sources and is referenced properly. 4. Students will participate in class discussion on various eras of European history and explain how and why they contributed to the modernizing process. 5. Students will learn to think historically by assessing the characteristics of traditional and modern (or modernizing) societies, and to detect historical causality in history. 6. Students will be able to compare and contrast modern social, political, and economic ideologies and assess the extent to which emerging (and evolving) political systems based on those ideas attained their stated theoretical objectives.

Course Outline and Schedule** Unit Introduction

Dates

Assignments/Exams/Quizzes

(opened, August 15)

--Read material by the end of the first week of class

Unit 1

September 1September 8

--Unannounced video quizzes will be given throughout the course.

Unit 2

September 15September 22

--Quiz 1, September 15 (on material from Introduction and Unit 1)

Unit 3

September 29October 13

--Exam, Intro & Units 1&2, September 29 --“How Revolutionary?” thesis paper assigned,

September 29 (due on Friday, October 23, 2020)

Unit

Dates

Assignments/Exams/Quizzes

Unit 4

October 20October 27

--Unannounced video quizzes --“How Revolutionary was the French Revolution?” Due: Friday, October 23

Unit 5

November 3November 10

--Unannounced video quizzes --Quiz 2, Units 3 & 4, November 3, 2020 (mainly on the 19th century) --“Fascism” thesis paper (in lieu of Final Exam) assigned Tues., November

3. Due date: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Unit 6

November 17December 1

--Unannounced video quizzes --Quiz 3, Units 5 & 6, Tuesday, December 1 --Thesis paper (Final Exam) on Italian and German Fascism: Due Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Summary of Course Grading Assessments Exam Unannounced Quizzes

Number 1 (one) 10 (ten)

Total Points 200 50 (5 pts ea.)

Weight 20% 5%

Thesis Paper

1 (one)

200

20%

Announced Quizzes

3 (three)

100 ea.

30% (10% ea.)

Thesis Paper (Final Exam)

1 (one)

250

25%

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Exam. This is a one-hour, essay exam that students will type and submit through SafeAssign; you will be allowed to use your textbook and notes.

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Unannounced Video Quizzes. Ten of these quizzes will be given throughout the course. The video lectures/documentaries range in time from 3 minutes to one-half hour. Students will watch the video and take the quiz (three multiple choice or True/False questions)

while watching the video. These quizzes will count toward your participation grade. There will be no make-ups for these quizzes, no matter what the reason for absence. Quizzes are graded automatically and feedback is immediate. 

This five-page Thesis Paper on aspects of the French Revolution will be based on primary and secondary sources provided by the instructor. Details will be posted. Students will submit the paper through SafeAssign.

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Announced Quizzes. Three multiple-choice type quizzes will be given during the semester. Questions will be drawn from Power Point lectures, documentaries, and the textbook.

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Thesis Paper (in lieu of a final exam). This 5-6 page thesis paper will compare aspects of Italian and German Fascism. Primary and Secondary sources will be provided by the instructor. The paper will be submitted through SafeAssign. Details will be posted.

Grading Scale Grade 93-100 90-92 87-89 83-86 80-82 77-79 73-76 70-72 67-69 63-66 60-62...