UHC Western European History II
ASSIGNMENT #1: Your first "Position Paper" will be due in class on October 2 Below are the questions. Print them out, read through them and then choose one. The paper should be 5-7 pages long.
First Paper- PDF format. (Click to open)
September 16 In this week we will deal with the causes of the Industrial Revolution and its impact on all levels of European Society, from the creation of Wealth to its impact on the structure of society.
Read:
An Incautious and Heretical Reappraisal of J.R.R. Tolkien by David Brin, Ph.D.
September 18: We will continue our discussion of the Industrial Revolution, in particular focusing on the impact on society and the response to it, both pro and con. Be prepared to discuss the article on Tolkein. This will help tie together the French and Industrial Revolutions.
For the 23rd - Read:
Read
pp 445-465 in Textbook
Textbook Notes: http://wps.ablongman.com/long_levack_west_2/0,11592,2899269-,00.html
Documents on 19th Century Germany
Frankfurt Parliament - Encarta 2000
Read these short articles:
What is Nationalism?- By Eric Hobsbawm
Downloadable PowerPoint on Liberalism and Romanticism
Recommended:
Watch The 19th Century German Philosophers play the Greek Philosophers in a Football Match.
The Romantic Hero: Ian Curtis
Romantic Imagery used by OMD in Joan of Arc: Maid of Orleans
Watch Dead Poet's Society scene and then view the following PowerPoint
Dead Poets Society - Hallelujah
Recommend: The following are for you. We will not have time to go through all this, but you should definitely go through all of these. Make sure you go through these and understand them as the class goes on.
Read: Very Short but Helpful in Understanding England