History 1040
The Great War
THE CRISIS OF 1917
Week #12
16 November:
We will focus on the Crisis of 1917 - focusing on the French Mutiny and the problems facing the Western nations going into 1917.
November 18:
This class will focus on the German Revolution of 1918 and examine what it was, what it represented and why it took a rightward turn. As part of this discussion we will also do a brief examination of the the differences among the ideologies of Communism, Fascism and Nazism.
READING ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT WEEK:
Download:
Courseweb and download the PowerPoint "The Russian Revolution." Bring to class.
Readings for 23 November:
Fitzpatrick, S. 1917: The revolutions of February and October. Oxford University Press, 2001. 40-67.
Strachan - pp 227-238
Watch John Merriman's analysis of the Russian Revolution - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGFilsLo6OI&feature=BFa&list=PL3A8E6CE294860A24&index=19
Online Readings:
Watch:
Go to Courseweb - Video Files- Russian Revolution and watch the various clips I have put up.
Recommended Viewing:
Recommended Viewing: The Battleship Potemkin: You are not responsible for this, but this is one of the classics of modern cinema. It is the tale of the mutiny on the Battleship Potemkin during the 1905 Revolution.
Watch Battleship Potemkin (1925) in Movies Online | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
Recommended Reading:
March to October - PowerPoint Presentation (once it opens use the "left-click" on the mouse.)Russian Revolution - February to October
Kornilov Affair - Marxist Perspective
Kornilov Affair- Very short