Posted: December 6th, 2014

Misconceptions and “folk history”

Misconceptions and “folk history”

1.  Class introductions and overview.  Misconceptions and “folk history”.  How have western traditions influenced our national heritage and how we perceive the rest of

the world? Events that shaped the West in the early 1800s.
2.  Social & technological impact of the Industrial Revolution on western societies. (Chap. 19: The Industrial Revolution & 19th Century Society)
3.  New powers:  the struggle to form and/or maintain national unity in Italy, Germany, and America. (Chap. 21: Revolutions & Nation-building,)
4.  Business & Empire: the British ideal for construction an orderly global family. The impact of Victoria, Marx, and Darwin. (Chap. 22: Imperialism & Colonialism)
5.  Exploration & Exploitation: the expanse of western dominance over the 3rd World and its own labor force. (Chap. 23: Modern Industry & Mass Politics)
6.  The tragedy of the Great War, and the formation of the modern world. (Chap. 24: The 1st World War)
7.  Societal rebellions and economic chaos disrupt the fabric of western life. (Chap. 25: Turmoil Between the Wars)
8.  The success of totalitarian governments, and the failure of democratic responses. (Chap. 25)
9.  The price of peace: the 2nd world war and the emergence of American dominance. (Chap. 26:  The 2nd World War)
10.  Despite prosperity, a new generation of global tensions produces a polarized world. (Chap. 27: The Cold War World)
11.  Cultural revolutions of the 1960s, and political realities of limiting modern war. (Chap. 27)
12.  Political and economic turmoil in America; political extremism in western Europe
and the Middle East. (Chap. 28: Red Flags & Velvet Revolutions)
13.  Reaganomics, Thatcherism, perestroika and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Research Paper Due. (Chap. 28)

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