8:55-9:55A     MTWR     BH147

Above section carries culture studies credit
Above section open to undergraduates only

This course will begin with the European old regime and proceed to the
origins of the industrial revolution and its consequences.  With
economic changes came the rise of revolutions and wars, as well as new
ideologies, including liberalism, nationalism and socialism, which
will dominate our study of the 19th century.  We will closely study
the transformations caused by World War I, and its role in unleashing
this century's major challenges to liberal democracy: fascism and
communism.  In addition, we will look at the rise of the Soviet Union,
the Great Depression, the origins and consequences of World War II and
the Cold War.  One of the central topics of the semester will be the
Holocaust, which we will study with a monograph on the social and
psychological experience of Western Civilization's darkest moment.

Grading

Students will be evaluated on the basis of short take-home essays (3-4
pages, typed, double-spaced), a final in-class exam, and a series
brief (approx. 1 page) responses to questions posed by the simulation.
The value of each assignment breaks down as follows:
Class participation		10% of grade
Simulation response papers	10% of grade
Two take home essays	20% (each) of grade
Final in-class exam		40% of grade

In addition, students will be expected to participate in class - this
is essential to doing well on the simulation, take-home essays and the
final exam.  Excellent participation includes contributing to in-class
discussions with questions and comments generated from readings and
lecture.

IMPORTANT:  Late papers will not be accepted without prior
arrangements with the instructor.

Readings (for purchase)
(main text) Thomas Noble, et.al.  Western Civilization: The Continuing
Experiment, Vol. C (2nd edition).
Emile Zola, Germinal
Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
Christopher Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and
the Final Solution
Heda Kovaly, Under a Cruel Star

Simulation packet:  Five German Families -- A Historical Simulation of
Life in a Saxon Community

Film Clips/Documentaries:  To be shown in class
(excerpts from)  "Triumph of the Will" (Nazi propaganda film, 1936)
		 "The Great War and the Making of the 20th Century"
(documentary on World War I, 1996)
		 "Metropolis" (Fritz Lang, 1927)