Auburn’s honor courses
are modeled from the
traditional non-honors
courses. These honor
courses are basically the
same as the non-honor
courses, except that honor
students are required to
complete more
assignments.
Hist 1010
Spring 2004
10:00
World History II
Dr. Bohanan
Office: Thach 321, 844-6631
Hours: 9-10 MWF or by appointment
bohandj@auburn.edu
Graduate Teaching Assistants: Shannon Huggins and Edward Arrizabalaga
Scope of the Course: World History II is a survey of world civilizations from the period of industrialization to the
present.
Textbook: Auburn University Survey of World History, Vol. B. In addition, students are required to purchase a copy
of the Auburn University World History Atlas.
Exams: There will be three exams during the term and a non-comprehensive final exam. Each of the one-hour exams
will constitute 25 percent of your final grade, and the final exam will be worth 25 percent. They will consist of multiple
choice questions. On each exam, 25 percent of the questions will come from the assigned readings in the textbook.
In addition, there will be a section of relevant geographical questions on each exam. To prepare for this
geography section, you will be provided a list of geographical terms (as part of a study guide for each test), all of which
may be located on the maps in your World History Atlas.
All make-up exams will be taken within two weeks (14 days) of the missed exam. Make-up exams will only
be given to students whose absence from a regularly scheduled exam has been excused.
Grade Scale:
90 - 100 = A
80 - 89 = B
70 - 79 = C
60 - 69 = D
59 and below = F
Attendance: Attendance is not required. Graduate teaching assistants will, however, take attendance each day.
Although it will be difficult to perform well without regular attendance, no penalty as such will be factored into the final
grade for poor attendance. Attendance will, however, be considered as a determining factor in the case of borderline
grades. Satisfactory attendance is that which does not exceed three unexcused absences. It also involves presence in
both body and mind. Therefore, those observed sleeping, reading newspapers or other materials, talking, or studying
other subjects during lecture will be counted absent. Absences resulting from verifiable illness, family emergencies and
university-related business will be excused, but written verification must be submitted by the student to the GTA upon
returning to class.
Seating: Attendance will be taken on the basis of an assigned seating arrangement. Before the second regularly
scheduled class period, a seating chart will be posted at the entrance of the classroom. You must sit in the seat assigned
you. Any student who does not sit in his/her assigned seat will be counted absent. Students with disabilities or other
special needs should submit their names in writing along with an explanation of their special needs (hearing, vision, etc.)
at the first class meeting for seating in the front rows. Students arriving late to class are asked to sit in the rear of the
room, and to inform the GTA's of their presence after the lecture. It is their responsibility to report their tardy arrival
and presence to the GTA.
Standards of Conduct in Class:
1. Turn your cell phones off when you enter the classroom!
2. Students who leave early or arrive late must sit in the rear of the class so that they will not disturb the lecture.
These same students must speak the GTA before or after class in order to receive credit for attending class that day.
3. Eating and drinking are not permitted (except for those with medical authorization).
Email Communication with the Professor:
I am happy to communicate with students via email. I appreciate the convenience of email – it is often the fastest
way in which I can answer students’ questions. I will do my best to take advantage of email communications, but I
can only do so within the following limits:
1. I will need fair time in which to reply to your message (I will usually do so within hours, but 24 hours
may be necessary);
2. if the question is too complicated to be addressed on-line, I will respond by asking the student to see me
during office hours or by appointment;
3. due to laws concerning confidentiality of students’ records, I cannot give out grades on-line.
Special Notices:
1. Violations (cheating) of academic honesty will be reported to the Academic Honesty Committee.
2. Any student who needs special accommodations should contact Dr. Kelly Haynes, Director of the
Program for Students with Disabilities (1232 Haley Center).
3. Final exams will take place during the hours specified in the university’s examination schedule. Students
who want to change the time of their final examination may only do so for substantial reason and must provide
written documentation to this effect. In addition, they must seek the approval of their dean’s office and provide me
with the appropriate form from that office.
Lecture Topics and Reading Assignments
Jan. 14
Introduction
Jan. 16-23
The French Revolution (add a day)
Text: Chap. 1; Atlas: p. 32
(Jan. 19 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday)
Jan. 26-28
The Industrial Revolution (add a day)
Text: Chap. 2; Atlas: p. 35
Jan. 30-Feb. 4
Age of Ideology: Conversativism, Liberalism, Socialism (change to three days)
Text: Chap. 3 & 4
Feb. 6
Nationalism and German Unification
Atlas: p. 33
Feb. 9
Exam I
Feb. 11-16
Imperialism in Africa and Asia
Text: Chap. 6, 7 & 8; Atlas: pp. 36-38, 40
Feb. 18-20
Darwin, Freud, and Einstein: Age of Anxiety
Feb. 23-25
World War I
Text: Chap. 9; Atlas: p. 41-43
Feb. 27
Russian Revolution
Mar. 1
Stalin and the Soviet Union
Text: Chap. 10
Mar. 3
Hitler and the Rise of Fascism
Atlas: p. 44
Mar. 5
Exam II
Mar.8-12
World War II
Text: Chap. 11; Atlas: 46-47
Mar. 15-17
Decolonization in Africa
Text: Chap. 12; Atlas: 56
Mar. 19-22
The Middle East and Arab Nationalism
Text: Chap. 13; Atlas: p. 43
Mar. 24-26
Latin American Revolutions
Text: Chap. 5 & 14; Atlas: pp.31, 55
(Spring Break – March 29-April 3)
Apr. 5-9
Cold War Conflicts
Text: Chap. 15; Atlas: pp. 48-49, 51
Apr. 12
Exam III
Apr. 14-19
Decolonization, Nationalism & Communism in Asia
Text: Chap. 16; Atlas: pp. 45, 54
Apr. 21
Viet Nam War
Atlas: p. 50
Apr. 23 Civil Rights in the US
Text: Chap. 17 & 18
Apr. 26-28
After the Cold War: Russia and Eastern Europe
Atlas: p. 59
Apr. 30-May 3
The Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Modern Middle East
Atlas: p. 57
May 6
Final Exam (11:00 AM)