1020-008
Spring HIST 2012
MWF 3:00-3:50
Haley 2370
World History II
Paul Fox
Thach 121
[e-mail]
MWF 9:10-9:50, 11:10-12:00
or by appointment
Course Description: This course surveys the development of human history from the Age of
Revolution in the late eighteenth century through the present day. It will explore the major
issues that civilizations have had to engage, with an eye towards their global significance. The
lectures in this course will pay close attention to the political, intellectual, and philosophical
traditions that have had major impacts in shaping the modern world.
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs): The GTAs listed below are history graduate students
who are responsible for taking attendance in class, helping monitor and grade exams, recording
attendance and grades; and providing you, during office hours, additional help with the course
materials.
Mr. Tyler Peterson [e-mail] MWF 2:00-3:00
Mr. Jonathan Shafer [e-mail]
All GTAs have offices in 304 Thach.
Texts: McKay, Hill, Buckler, et al A History of World Societies 8th Ed. Volume C. The Combined
Volume Loose Leaf Version and Volume II will work as well. You will also need Sources of
World Societies Volume 2. The text books will be available at all bookstores.
Supplemental Instruction (SI): This class has a supplemental instructor assigned to it. The SI
is a student who demonstrated exceptional command of the information presented in this course.
The SI will hold sessions outside of class in order to assist students in learning the material.
Mr. Curt Mize [e-mail]
Exams, Grading, and Extra Credit: There will be three exams and a comprehensive final.
The exams will be comprised of multiple choice and map questions. There will be a written
assignment on the Battle of Algiers film that will make up part of the third exam. Make up
exams will only be given with a University approved excuse. I will not accept an excuse from a
family member, even if the family member is a medical professional. All make up exams will be
given as close as possible to the original exam date. If you know you will miss an exam for an
excusable reason you must contact me one week before the exam. If you miss the exam for an
unplanned reason you must contact me immediately. Additionally, there will be a series of five
question reading quizzes. You will need to purchase blue scantron forms for the exams and
reading quizzes. These quizzes will be unannounced and will cover the reading assignment
listed on the syllabus for that day. There will be no make ups on the reading quizzes. The lowest
3 quiz grades will be dropped. If you believe that a grade was incorrectly posted you have one
week from the day it was posted on Blackboard to contact the GTAs.
Prior to finals I will calculate your grade with each of the 3 regular exams counting for 25% each
with the quiz average counting for the remaining 25%. Students with an A average at that point
will be exempted from the final exam. All other students will take the final exam with all 4
exams and their reading quiz average counting for 20% each.
Opportunities for extra credit may present themselves depending on the schedule of speakers
sponsored by Auburn, the College of Liberal Arts, or History Department. These opportunities
will be given at my discretion and under no circumstances will be given out on an individual
basis.
Final letter grades will be determined as follows:
90-100 =A
80-89.99 =B
70-79.99 =C
60-69.99 =D
59.99 and below = F
Attendance and Classroom Behavior: Attendance will be taken and students are expected to in
their assigned seats each day. There is no penalty for not attending; however, students with four
or fewer absences will receive a 4 point bonus on their final average. For the purposes of the
bonus NO EXCUSES will be accepted. Students University with sponsored activities that could
potentially exceed four absences should see me as soon as possible. Also, students with an
illness that keeps them out of class for an extended period should contact me as soon as possible.
Please respect your classmates and me by not engaging in distracting behavior. This includes,
but is not limited to texting, not turning your cell phone ringer off, inappropriately using your
laptop and talking. Inappropriate classroom behavior may result in the forfeiture of your
attendance bonus. Your total number of absences will be updated every two weeks on
Blackboard. If you believe there is an error you must contact the GTAs within 2 weeks of the
absences posting.
E-mail Communications and Blackboard: E-mail is the fastest and most efficient means of
communication. I will usually respond to student e-mails within 24 hours. To ensure a prompt
response you should put your name and class in the subject line as per the following example:
HIST 1020-09 John Doe Exam 2. You must use your TigerMail account when e-mailing me. I
will not give out grades via e-mail or phone, students wishing to discuss their grade need to see
me during my office hours or make an appointment. I will use Blackboard to post study guides
and grades.
Students With Disabilities: Students with special needs should bring me a memo from the
Program for Students With Disabilities as soon as possible, in order to let me know what
accommodations are to be made.
Academic Honesty: Please review the following websites to familiarize yourself with the
Universitys policies regarding academic honesty.
http://www.auburn.edu/tigercub/rules/code_of_laws.doc
http://www.cla.auburn.edu/history/ug/academic_honesty.htm
This is a dynamic syllabus subject to change.
Class Schedule: Reading assignments from the Sources of World Societies are indicated by
parentheses.
Unit 1: The Age of Revolution
9 Jan Introduction to HIST 1020, Background p. 610-615
11
French Revolution p. 615-619, 21-2
13
French Revolution Continued p. 619-628
16
MLK Holiday Class Does Not Meet
18
Haitian Revolt and Napoleonic Era p. 628-633
20
Napoleonic Era Continued, Restoration, and Revolutions of 1848
23
Industrial Revolution p. 642-654. 661-662, 22-1, 2
Unit 2: 19th Century Ideologies
25
Conservatism, Liberalism, Darwinism p. 674-679, 683, 21-3
27
Socialism, Marxism, and Anarchism, p. 679-682, 22-3, 23-1
30
Nationalism and Zionism, and German Unification p. 688-691, 23-3, 4
1 Feb Italian Unification and Eastern European Nationalism
3
Review
6
Exam 1
Unit 3: Imperialism
8
Background (First Round of Empires)
10
The United Kingdom Abroad p. 714-730, 748-754
13
France, Germany, Japan, and United States Overseas p. 754-771
15
Victorian/Edwardian Britain and Second Empire/3rd Republic France p. 684-684,
695-703
17
Late Tsarist Russia
Unit 4: World War I
20
World War I p. 814-825
22
World War I Continued p. 825-829
24
World War I Continued p. 835-839
27
Russian Revolution p. 830-835
28
Last Day to Drop
Unit 5: World Between the Wars
29
Stalinism p. 907-911, 294, 29-1
2
Fascism p. 902-904, 911-916, 29-3, 30-2, 3, 4
5
Review
7
Exam 2
12-16 Spring Break Classes Do Not Meet
Unit 6: World War II
19
World War II p. 916-924
21
World War II Continued
23
World War II Continued p. 924-925, 30-5
Unit 7: Decolonization
26
Collapse of the Post-War Empire p. 1000-1004, 31-2
28
Battle of Algiers
30
Battle of Algiers Continued
2 Apr Battle of Algiers Continued
4
Work on Papers
Unit 8: Cold War
6
Origins of the Cold War p. 936-946 (Papers are due)
9
Cold War p. 947-950, 982-986, 31-1
11
Cold War Continued and Fall of the Soviet Union p. 950-955, 986-994, 31-5
13
Contemporary Issues p, 1020-1045
16
Contemporary Issues Continued p. 990-1000, 33-2, 3
18
Contemporary Issues Continued
20
Review
23
Exam 3
25
Review
30 APRIL FINAL EXAM 4:00-6:30