History 202
Development of the Modern World
Syllabus Spring 2014
Prof. Dodgen
Herodotus says, "Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen
at all: The conscientious historian will correct these defects."
Mark Twain
The subject matter of this course is the history of the world from the fifteenth century until
the present. The goals of the course are to acquaint you both with the major historical events of
the period and with the methods used by historians to reconstruct, analyze and understand those
events. Obviously, such a huge span of time and territory cannot be covered in detail. Our
strategy will be to survey the whole, but to use certain selected events or periods and select
documents as a means to explore the major influences that have created our contemporary global
society.
Readings:
Three books are required for the course:
The textbook is Thompson Advantage Books World History since 1500: The age of global
integration, v. II, by Upshur et. al.
In addition we will read:
Tastes of Paradise, by Shivelbusch
A Child from the Village, by Qutb
Other readings will include short documents found on the web. The main site for these materials
is The Internet Modern History Sourcebook at:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Some material will also be found in the Internet Medieval History Sourcebook found at:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
Evaluation:
Grades will be based on take-home essays on Tastes of Paradise and King Leopold’s Ghost,
and a mid-term and final in-class exam based on the identification items found at the end of the
syllabus. The take-home essays must be a minimum of four pages, typed, double-spaced, and
must cite the pages in the reading from which you draw your evidence or information. The
essays will be based on prompts handed out in class and will be discussed in greater detail at that
time. Those who fail to follow the guidelines will receive no better than a “C” grade on that
paper. Each essay will each be worth 25 percent of the total grade.
In-class exams will be based on the items at the end of the syllabus. Answers must reflect
both the themes covered in lecture and material from the text, not what you looked up on the
Internet or found in an encyclopedia. The in-class exams will each be worth 25 percent of the
grade.
In addition to the major exams, students will also be offered pop quizzes on the readings
linked to the syllabus. These quizzes are for extra credit and can significantly improve the grade
of students who do poorly on the regular exams.
Success in the class will require that you do the readings and complete all assignments on
time. No make-up exams will be given and no late work accepted without a written doctor’s
excuse. Students are responsible for all the information given in class, including any changes in
the timing of exams, the content of the syllabus, and all course content. The in-class portion of
the exams is designed to test you on the material presented in lecture and the films, so taking
careful notes is strongly advised. A grade of incomplete will not be given for any reason other
than a valid and documented medical excuse and then only to students who have completed at
least half the course with a grade of C or better.
Office hours:
My office is Stevenson 2066, phone 664-2462. Office hours are Monday and Wednesday,
10:45-11:45 and 2:00-2:30, Thursday 12-12:30. I can be reached by e-mail at
dodgen@sonoma.edu
Week of
Syllabus
Topic and Reading Assignments
1/13-15
-- Introduction: Evaluating sources.
-- The Islamic World.
Readings: World History chapter 9, 451-462; Tastes of Paradise chapter 1.
Wednesday: Readings: World History 594-97,
1/20-22
Monday no class: MLK day.
-- China and the Jesuits
Readings: World History chapter 10, 512-572; Tastes of Paradise chapter 2,
documents:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/corvino1.asp
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1680halde3.html
1/27-29
-- Japan closes the door.
-- Iberian Expansion and the Atlantic Model. Readings:
World History chapter 9, 490-508, Tastes of Paradise chapter 3.
2/3-5
-- Renaissance, Reformation, and the rise of the nation-state in Europe
Readings: witchcraft documents at:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/witches1.html, discussion. World
History chapter 9, 463-489, Tastes of Paradise chapter 4.
--The New World and the Atlantic slave trade.
2/10-12
-- Science and Enlightenment
Readings: World History chapter 11, 528-625, N.B. 594-98; Tastes of
Paradise chapter 5, documents at:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/galileo-tuscany.html
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/RGGALILEO1.asp
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1630galileo.html
--Film, “The day the universe changed, v. 5: Science Revises the Heavens.”
2/17-19
-- Monday: complete Tastes of Paradise, discussion.
The French Revolution and the Struggles of the Autocratic Order.
Readings: World History chapter 12, entire.
2/24-26
--Monday: review for exam. Wednesday: Midterm Exam.
3/3-5
--The Industrial Revolution
Readings: World History chapter 11, 626-643; A Child from the Village,
chapter 1, documents at: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/robinsonlowell.html
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1842womenminers.html --discussion.
3/10-12
--Imperialism returns to China and Japan.
Readings: A Child from the Village, chapter, World History chapter 13, 732747.
3/17-19
--No Class: Spring Break
3/24-26
--Late Imperialism
Readings: World History chapter 13, 721-730 documents at:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1902hobson.html
3/31-4/2
Monday no class: Cesar Chavez day
--Oil and the Middle East.
Readings: World History chapter 13, 764-782; A Child from the Village,
chapter; documents at: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/balfour.html
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1915mcmahon.html
4/7-9
--Total War
Readings: World History chapter 13, 749-763, documents at:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1918fraser.html
--The Totalitarians
Wednesday: complete A Child from the Village, discussion.
4/14-16
--The Great Depression and WWII
Readings: World History chapter 15, documents at:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/nanking.html and
http://www.doug-long.com/hst.htm
4/21-23
--Revolutions, De-colonization and Wars of National Independence
Readings: World History chapter 14, 785-812, chapter 16, 901-913, 924-933
--The Cold War
Readings: World History chapter 16, 934-948; documents at:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/krushchev-secret.html
Readings: World History chapter 17.
4/28-30
--Utopian Holocausts
Readings: World History chapter 16, 914-922; documents at:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/gypsy-holo.html ;
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1978cambodia.html ,
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1966-mao-culturalrev1.html
Wednesday: Review for Final Exam
Final Exam: Wednesday, May 7, 8:00-9:50
Terms for History 202, Exam 1
Indulgence
Spanish Inquisition
Little Ice Age
Fortunate Isles
Columbian Exchange
Jihad
Tokugawa
Confucianism
Laissez faire
Estates General
Third Estate
Calvinism
Holy Roman Empire
Enlightenment
Encomienda
Mercantilism
Janissary
Samurai
Cotton gin
Positivism
Versailles
Congress of Vienna
Jesuits
Joint stock company
Edict of Nantes
Mestizos
Middle passage
Safavids
Matteo Ricci
James Watt
Bastille
Reign of Terror
Toussaint L'Ouverture
History 202, Terms for Final Exam
Congo Free State
Taiping (T’ai-p’ing) Rebellion
Ho Chi-min
Joseph Stalin
Mao Zedong
Salvador Allende
Ayatollah Khomeini
Perestroika
HUAC
Shari a
Hiroshima
Great Leap Forward
Meiji Restoration
Boers
Alfred Dreyfus
Edmund Burke
Proletariat
Holocaust
Manifest Destiny
Shinto
Simon Bolivar
G.F.W. Hegel
Napoleonic Code
Opium War
Alexis de Tocqueville
Charles Darwin
Self-Help
Shaka Zulu
Keiretsu
The Battle of the Somme