Western Civilization II

COURSE INTRODUCTION
 

X Skills Analysis Worksheet
X Personal Course Objectives
X Transformational Learning Experiences
X Textbook Evaluation
X History as an Academic Discipline
X Why Study History?
X A Crossroads in History
X Guidelines for Source Analysis

CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS

 

THE EARLY MODERN ERA
 

X Comparison of Medieval & Modern
X Protestantism, Capitalism, and Democracy
X PPT: Ending the Conflict: Science & Religion
X Hobbs v. Locke
X Absolutism v. Constitutionalism
X A Day in the Life of the Sun King
X The English Revolution
X The English Revolution of 1640
X Summary: Wallerstein on World System Theory
X What Historians Say About Columbus
X PPT: The Rise of the Modern World System
X The Enlightenment
X What is the Enlightenment?
X Enlightenment Concept of Natural Religion
X Enlightenment Growth of Democratic Tradition
X PPT: The Enlightenment
X PPT: The French Revolution
X The Age of Napoleon
 

THE MODERN ERA
 

X PPT: European Industrial Revolution Chart
X PPT: The Industrial Revolution
X PPT: Industrial Society
X PPT: Child Labor Photos
X The Evolution of Liberalism
X PPT: 19th Century Ideologies
X Ideological Conflicts and National Unification
X European Society and Industrial Revolution
X European Industrial Revolution Chart
X Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism
X Imperialism 101
X Two Cheers for Colonialism
X Origins of World War One
X The Russian Revolution & Rise of Communism
X PPT: Totalitarianism
X PPT: Two Charismatic Leaders
X PPT: The Nazi Holocaust
X PPT: Nazi Propaganda
X Was the Holocaust the Responsibility of Nazis?

THE CONTEMPORARY ERA
 

X PPT: The Cold War
X No Sense Of Decency: A Documentary
X Cuban Missile Crisis
X Primary Source Documents - Cuba
X Operation Northwoods
X The "Eyeball to Eyeball" Myth
X Creation of the State of Israel
X The Civil Rights Era
X Primary Sources Relating to Vietnam
X PPT: The Mideast Conflict
X PPT: Vietnam
X The Price of Empire
X The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
X Globalization
X Globalization 101
X What is Fundamentalism?  
X PPT: Emergence of Militant Fundamentalism  
X The CIA in Iran  
X Culture of War to Culture of Peace  
X The US Role in the World
X PPT: The CIA Coup in Iran  
X Film: God Fights Back / Worksheet  
 

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