ADVANCED PLACEMENT EUROPEAN HISTORY
Reading Schedule for 2009-10 School Year
Text: R.R. Palmer and Joel Colton, A History of the Modern World, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New
York, NY, 1995.
Teacher: Mr. Ryan Lindbuchler
In order to cover the immense amount of material needed, it will be required of the
student to read at least, sometimes more, three sections each week. This requires the
student to read NIGHTLY. This schedule is for the textbook only, and does not include
other assignments given (like DBQs, essays, papers, etc.). I will assume the reading is
taking place sequentially according to this schedule, and expect students to be ready to
discuss the readings in class. If I feel the reading is not being completed or the material
merits a quiz, one can be given at any time.
DATES/CHAPTER/TITLE
8/31-9/4
Chapter 1
The Rise of Europe
- 1 - Ancient Times: Greece, Rome, and Christianity, pg 11.
- 2 - The Early Middle Ages: The Formation of Europe, pg 17.
- 3 - The High Middle Ages: Secular Civilization, pg. 26.
- 4 - The High Middle Ages: The Church, pg. 35.
9/8-11
Chapter 2
The Upheaval in Christiandom, 1300-1560.
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- 5 -Disasters of the 14 century, pg. 47.
- 6 – The Renaissance in Italy, pg 53.
- 7 - The Renaissance outside Italy, pg 62.
9/14-18
Chapter 2
The Upheaval in Christiandom, 1300-1560.
- 8 - The New Monarchies, pg. 67.
- 9 - The Protestant Reformation, pg. 75.
- 10 - Catholicism Reformed and Reorganized, pg. 87.
9/21-25
Chapter 3
Economic Renewal and Wars of Religion, 1560-1648.
- 11 - The Opening of the Atlantic, pg. 107.
- 12 - The Commercial Revolution, pg. 114.
- 13 - Changing Social Structures, pg. 120.
9/28-10/2
Chapter 3
Economic Renewal and Wars of Religion, 1560-1648.
- 14 - The Crusade of Catholic Spain: The Dutch and English, pg. 126.
- 15 - The Disintegration and Reconstruction of France, pg. 134.
- 16 - The Thirty Years War, 1616-1648: The Disintegration of Germany, pg. 140.
10/5-8
Chapter 4
The Establishment of West-European Leadership
- 17 - The Grand Monarque and the balance of power, pg. 161.
- 18 – The Dutch Republic, pg. 163.
- 19 - Britain: the Puritan Revolution, pg. 169.
10/12-16
Chapter 4
The Establishment of West-European Leadership
- 20 - Britain: the Triumph of Parliament, pg. 169.
- 21 - The France of Louis XIV, 1643-1715: The Triumph of Absolutism, pg. 182.
- 22 - The Wars of Louis XIV: The Peace of Utrecht, 1713.
10/19-23
Chapter 5
The Transformation of Eastern Europe, 1648-1740
- 23 - Three Aging Empires, pg. 211.
- 24 - The Formation of an Austrian Monarchy, pg. 221.
- 25 - The Formation of Prussia, pg. 226.
10/26-30
Chapters 5&6 The Struggle for Wealth and Empire
- 26 - The Westernization of Russia, pg. 234.
- 27 - The Partitions of Poland, pg. 245.
- 28 - Elite and Popular Cultures, pg. 251.
11/2-6
Chapter 6
The Struggle for Wealth and Empire
- 29 - The Global Economy of the 18th Century, pg. 251.
- 30 - Western Europe after Utrecht, 1713-1740, pg. 257.
- 31 - The Great War of the Mid-Eighteenth Century: the Peace of Paris, 1763, pg. 273.
11/9-13
Chapter 7
The Scientific View of the World
- 32 - Prophets of a Scientific Civilization: Bacon and Descartes, pg. 287.
- 33 - The Road to Newton: The Law of Universal Gravitation, pg. 293.
- 34 - New Knowledge of Man and Society, pg. 300.
11/16-20
Chapters 7&8
The Age of Enlightenment
- 35 - Political Theory: The School of Natural Law, pg. 307.
- 36 - The Philosophes-And Others, pg. 314.
- 37 - Enlightened Despotism: France, Austria, Prussia, pg. 326.
11/21-25
Chapter 8
The Age of Enlightenment
- 38 - Enlightened Despotism: Russia, pg. 336.
- 39 - New Stirrings: The British Reform Movement, pg. 342.
- 40 - The American Revolution, pg. 351.
12/1-4
Chapter 9
The French Revolution
- 41 - Backgrounds, pg. 362.
- 42 - The Revolution and the Reorganization of France, pg. 365.
- 43 - The Revolution and Europe: the War and the “Second” Revolution, 1792, pg.
378
12/7-11
Chapter 9
The French Revolution
- 44 - The Emergency Republic, 1792-1795: the Terror, pg. 384.
- 45 - The Constitutional Republic: The Directory, 1795-1799, pg. 393.
- 46 - The Authoritarian Republic: The Consulate, 1799-1804, pg. 398.
12/14-18
Chapter 10
Napoleonic Europe
- 47 - The Formation of the French Imperial System, pg. 418.
- 48 - The Grand Empire: Spread of the Revolution, pg. 425.
- 49 - The Continental System: Britain and Europe, pg. 431.
12/21-22
Chapter 10
Napoleonic Europe
- 50 - The National Movements: Germany, pg. 435.
- 51 - The Overthrow of Napoleon: The Congress of Vienna, pg. 441.
12/24-1/3
Christmas Vacation
1/4-8
Chapter 11
Reaction Versus Progress, 1815-1848
- 52 - The Industrial Revolution in Britain, pg. 455.
- 53 - The Advent of “Isms”, pg. 463.
- 54 - The Dike and the Flood: Domestic, pg. 474.
1/11-15
Chapter 11
Reaction Versus Progress, 1815-1848
- 55 - The Dike and the Flood: International, pg. 477.
- 56 - The Breakthrough of Liberalism in the West: Revolutions of 1830-2, pg. 477.
- 57 - Triumph of the West-European Bourgeoisie, pg. 495.
1/18-22
Chapter 12
Revolution and Reimposition of Order, 1848-70.
- 58 - Paris: The Spector of Social Revolution in the West, pg. 501.
- 59 - Vienna: The Nationalist Revolution in Central Europe and Italy, pg. 501.
- 60 - Frankfurt and Berlin: The Question of a Liberal Germany, pg. 514.
1/25-29
Chapters 12&13
Revolution and Reimposition of Order, 1848-70.
- 61 - The New Toughness of Mind: Realism, Positivism, Marxism, pg. 514.
- 62 - Bonapartism: The Second French Empire, 1852-1870, pg. 527.
- 63 - Backgrounds: The Idea of the Nation-State, pg. 542.
2/1-5
Chapter 13
The Consolidation of Large Nation-States, 1859-71.
- 64 - Cavour and the Italian War of 1859: The Unification of Italy, pg. 546.
- 65 - Bismarck: The Founding of a German Empire, pg. 551.
- 66 - The Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, pg. 559.
2/8-12
Chapter 13
The Consolidation of Large Nation-States, 1859-71.
- 67 - Liberalization in Tsarist Russia: Alexander II, pg. 564.
- 68 - The United States: The American Civil War, pg. 569.
- 70 - Japan and the West, pg. 577.
2/16-19
Chapter 14
European Civilization, 1871-1914
- 72 - Basic Demography: the Increase of the Europeans, pg. 587.
- 73 - The World Economy in the Nineteenth Century, pg. 595.
- 74 - The Advance of Democracy: Third French Republic, UK, and German Empire,
pg. 605
3/1-5
Chapter 15
European Civilization, 1871-1914
- 75 - The Advance of Democracy: Socialism and Labor Unions, pg. 618.
- 76 - Science, Philosophy, the Arts, and Religion, pg. 625.
3/8-11
Chapter 16
Europe’s World Supremacy
- 78 - Imperialism: Its Nature and Causes, pg. 644.
- 80 - The Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, pg. 654.
3/15-19
Chapter 17
Europe’s World Supremacy
- 85 - The International Anarchy, pg. 695.
- 86 - The Armed Stalemate, pg. 706.
- 87 - The Collapse of Russia and the Intervention of the U.S., pg. 712.
3/22-26
Chapter 17
World War I
- 88 - The Collapse of the Austrian and German Empires, pg. 717.
- 89 - The Economic and Social Impact of the War, pg. 718.
- 90 - The Peace of Paris, 1919, pg. 722.
3/29-4/2
Chapter 18
The Russian Revolution
- 91 – Backgrounds
- 92 - The Revolution of 1905, pg. 741.
- 93 - The Revolution of 1917, pg. 746.
4/6-9
Chapter 18
The Russian Revolution
- 94 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, pg. 754.
- 95 - Stalin: The Five-Year Plans and the Purges, pg. 762.
- 96 - The International Impact of Communism, 1919-1939, pg. 772.
4/12-16
Chapter 19
The Apparent Victory of Democracy
- 97 - The Advance of Democracy after 1919, pg. 777.
- 98 - The German Republic and the Spirit of Locarno, pg. 783.
- 100 - The Great Depression: Collapse of the World Economy, pg. 799.
4/19-23
Chapter 20
Democracy and Dictatorship
- 101 - The United States; Depression and the New Deal, pg. 806.
- 103 - Italian Fascism, pg. 818
- 104 - Totalitarianism: Germany’s Third Reich, pg. 822.
4/26-5/7 - 2009 A.P. European history exam review period - study those summer
assignments, review sheets and test prep books!!!