H 114 History of Western Civilization II since 1648
Dr. Erik L. Lindseth

14664  Monday/Wednesday 9:30 - 10:45 p.m.                                               Room CA-221
IUPUI, Spring 2005

Required Texts:                                                                                                Course policy

Hause and Maltby, Western Civilization: a History of European Society, 2nd ed., (Combined or Vol. II)
Voltaire, Letters on England, Penguin edition
Engels, Condition of the Working Class in England, Penguin Classics
Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, Penguin Twentieth Century Classics

                                                                                                                                                             Study Topics

political theory - Hobbes vs. Locke

Week of

Topic

Reading

Jan. 10

Introduction & the origins of "the Modern Age" 

Ch. 15 (Hause text)

Jan. 17

MLK holiday - Stuart Britain and 17th century Europe

Ch. 16

Jan. 24

Wars of religion, consolidation of power, and The Sun King

Ch. 17  Voltaire

Jan. 31

Dawn of the Enlightenment  Quiz answers

Ch. 18, 20   Essay guide

Feb. 07

Europe in Crisis - Spain, Britain, Austria, and France

Ch. 19  Paper #1 due

Feb. 14

The French Revolution Quiz answers                     

Ch. 21

Feb. 22

The Age of Napoleon

Ch. 22

Feb. 28

Midterm Exam - Essay questions

Ch. 23, 24

Mar. 07

Romanticism, Liberalism, and Industrialism

Ch. 25  Engels

Mar. 14

 Spring Break

Ch. 26 

Mar. 21

Year of Revolutions (1848) - Imperialism Quiz answers

Ch. 27  Paper #2 due

Mar. 28

World War 

Ch. 28  Keynes

Apr. 04

Political Experiments and new crises

Ch. 29  

Apr. 11

World War II

Ch. 30

Apr. 18

The Cold War

Ch. 30, 31

Apr. 25

Brave New World? - Western Civilization circa 2005

Ch. 32

May 03

Final Exam -  8:00-10:00 a.m. Friday May 06