Schedule | EHIST 1112

Schedule

Week 1: Topic Introduction to Course

Tuesday, 8/20: Syllabus and Registration Confirmation

Subtopics: Exam formats, Discussion Posts, Deadlines, Films on Demand

Homework: Discussion Post 1, Introduce Yourself

Thursday, 8/22: Foundations for the Modern Era

Subtopics: Primary vs. secondary sources, Research, Case Study of Past events

leading into the present

Week 2: Topic Europe

Tuesday, 8/27: Global Expansion

Subtopics:Colonialism, Commerce

Deep Dive: Spanish, French, and British Colonization Efforts Globally

Where did they colonize?
Why that spot?
What did Europeans do with the resources and people?

Thursday, 8/29: Global Expansion Continued

Subtopics: Unexpected Outcomes of Colonization, and Science

Deep Dive: Epidemics

Watch Plague Video
Explain colonization changing environment to benefit mosquitos

Explain Epidemics Project

Connection to Present:

Ebola, SARS, H1N1
Current Epidemics

Week 3: Topic Europe

Tuesday, 9/3: Conflict and Capitalism

Subtopics: Nation- states, World War I

Deep Dive: Causes of WWI

Nation-States
Secret treaties

Overview of war

Make sure to discuss Russian Revolution

Results of WWI

President Wilson
- Peace of Versailles
- League of Nations
- King-Crane Commission

Thursday, 9/5: Conflict and Capitalism Continued

Subtopics: Finish Deep Dive

Connect Results of WWI to present

Ex. King-Crane Commission and idea people can self determine

Week 4: Europe

Tuesday, 9/10: Conflict and Capitalism Continued

Subtopics: The Great Depression, World War II

Deep Dive: The Great Depression

Briefly talk about U.S.
Focus on Europe and Germany

World War II

Explain Origins of WWII
Overview of War
- Highlight Stalin-Churchill-Roosevelt collaboration

Results of WWII

Germany Division
- Iron Curtain
Opium Grown in Mexico for morphine
UN
Mention creation of State of Israel

Thursday, 9/12: Conflict and Capitalism Continued

Subtopics: WWII Aftermath

Complete Deep Dive Discussion

Connect WWII Aftermath to today

Drug smuggling in U.S.
Briefly mention Israel (this will have a whole day later)
Founding of UN

Week 5: Topic the Americas

Tuesday, 9/17: Conflict and Communism

Subtopics: Karl Marx, Bolshevik Revolution, Cold War

Deep Dive: What is Communism?

Karl Marx and the Communist Manifesto

Bolshevik Revolution

Major Players
- Lenin
- Trotsky
Overview of Events and Results

Cold War

How did it start?
Berlin Wall
- Fall of the Berlin Wall

Connect to present

U.S. distrust of Russia
Fear of Communism

Thursday, 9/19: Conflict and Communism Continued

Subtopics: Fear of the Spread of Global Communism

Deep Dive: Central American Civil Wars

Guatemalan Civil War
- Overview
- Causes
  - U.S. Involvement
    - Economic Factors
    - Death Squads
    - Disappearances
El Salvador Civil War
- Overview
- Causes
- U.S. Involvement
  - Evangelical Christens
  - President Carter
  - President Reagan

Connections to Present:

Latin American Refugee Border Crisis
Illegal Drugs and Drug Cartels

Week 6: Topic the United States Involvement in Wars in Asia

Tuesday, 9/24: Korean Conflict

Subtopics: Korean Conflict

Deep Dive: Korean Conflict

Causes of Conflict

Overview of Conflict

Why is it a conflict and not a war?

Results of War

North Korean government and economy
South Korean government and economy

Connection to Present:

Nuclear Materials
Trump Talks with Kim Jong Un
DMZ
U.S. Relations with South Korea

Homework: Go Henderson Library’s Films on Demand. Watch “The Big Picture:

Why Vietnam?” (28 minutes)

Thursday, 9/26: Vietnam War

Subtopics: Vietnamese Nationalism

Deep Dive: Vietnam War

Causes of Conflict
Overview of Conflict
U.S. Public Response to War
- Protests
Drugs and Vietnam War
- Drug Smuggling in SouthEast Asia
- U.S. Soldiers Drug Use
Results

Connection to Present

Drug Smuggling
Veterans
- Health
  - Agent Orange
  - Mental Health

Homework: Discussion Post 4, Were these wars necessary? Why or why not?,

Unit 2 Quiz (Due 9/27 by 11:59pm)

Week 7: Midterm Prep

Tuesday, 10/1: Current Event Discussion Day

Subtopics: Current Event

(This day is built in to allow flexibility to address any major current events

that arise during the course of the class.)

Thursday, 10/3: Finish Discussion of Europe and the Americas

Subtopics: Review for exam

Homework: Study textbook and notes. Group study encouraged.

Week 8: Topic Midterm and Asia

Tuesday, 10/8: Midterm Exam

Subtopics: Europe, the Americas

Homework: Prepare for Asian and African history units.

Thursday, 10/10: East Asia

Subtopics: China and Japan

Deep Dive: China from 1930 to present

Japanese Invasion of Manchuria 1931
China and Japan through WWII
WWII: Asian Holocaust and Unit 731
General Moa and Communist Revolution
- Cultural Revolution
U.S. and Chinese Relations
China and Richard Nixon

Connection to Present Day

U.S. and Chinese economic relationship
- Trade War
North Korea and China

Week 9: Topic Russia

Tuesday, 10/15: Russia and Afghanistan

Subtopics: USSR and Communist Allie Afghanistan

Deep Dive: Reasons USSR invaded Afghanistan

Why did the U.S.S.R. want Afghanistan to stay Communist?

Overview of Events of Russian Invasion from 1979-1989

Results of Invasion

Connection to Present

U.S. war in Afghanistan

Homework: Online geographical map quiz

Thursday, 10/17: Russia Continued

Subtopics: Vladimir Putin

Deep Dive: Vladimir Putin’s Rise to Power

Years in KGB
- What is the KGB?
Boris Yeltsin
First Presidential Term
Prime Minister
Second Presidential Term

Connections to Present

U.S.-Russian Relations
2016 Election Meddling
Nuclear Disarmament

Week 10: Topic Asia

Tuesday, 10/22: Southeast Asia

Subtopics: India

Deep Dive: Indian History: Mongul Empire to Industrialization

What was the Mogul Empire?

British Colonization of India

Why was the U.K. interested in India?
- Opium for trade with China
Indian Independence Movement
- Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
- Overview of Movement
- Why was the movement successful
Indian Industrialization
- Compare with European and U.S. Industrialization
  - Overview
Dalit Movement

Homework: Go to Henderson Library’s Films on Demand. Watch “Indus to

Independence: A Journey Through Indian History” (33 minutes)

Thursday, 10/24:Southeast Asia Continued

Subtopics: India Continued

Finish Deep Dive

Connections to Present:

U.S. Civil Rights Movement
Indian Economic Relations in the world
Air quality issues in India and other countries

Homework: Unit 3 Quiz (due 10/25 by 11:59pm)

Week 11: Topic The Middle East

Tuesday, 10/29: Israel and Surrounding Countries

Subtopics: Israeli/ Palestinian Conflict

Deep Dive: Explain Creation of State of Israel

Political Reasons
Holocaust

Response of Surrounding States

Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Six Days War

Overview of what happened and results

Connection to current events

Israeli Settlements
U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
Water Issues

Thursday, 10/31: Islamic World

Subtopics: Foundations of Islam

Deep Dive: Explain origns of Islam

Who was Muhammed

Basic Beliefs of Islam

Five Pillars of Islam
Koran
Hadith

What is Jihad?

Brief explanation of differences between Sunni and Shi’a

Connection to present

Which countries of primarily Muslim?

Percentage of Muslims in other countries? Ex. in U.S.

Week 12: Topic The Middle East Continued

Tuesday, 11/5: Modern Middle East

Subtopics: Iranian Revolution, Global Wars in the Middle East

Deep Dive: Iranian Revolution

Causes of Iranian Revolution

U.S. and U.K. involvement in Iranian politics from 1921

Events of Iranian Revolution in 1979

Effects of Revolution

Connection to present

U.S.-Iranian Relations
Nuclear power and weapons
Nuclear deal 2015
- U.S. withdrawal from deal 2018

Thursday, 11/7: Modern Middle East Continued

Subtopics: Rise of Extremism, Arab Spring

Deep Dive: Rise of Extremism

What is extremism?
Taliban
ISIS

Arab Spring

What was the Arab Spring?
Where was it?

Current Effects of Extremism

9/11
Bombings around the world

Current Effects of Arab Spring

Homework: Discussion Post 7, Taliban and ISIS: origins and motives,

Unit 3 Quiz (due 11/8 by 11:59 pm)

Week 13: Topic African Continent

Tuesday, 11/12 : Africa Rising from Colonialism

Subtopics: Colonialism and Independence

Deep Dive: Africa Before European Colonization

European Colonization Overview

Scramble For Africa
- Arbitrary Division of Land Without Reference to Local Culture or Preference

Independence Movements

Discuss Several Countries in Africa

Creation of New Countries

Sudan and South Sudan
- Reasons for split

Connections to Present:

Effects of Colonization

Country borders still not based on culture
European and U.S. dismissal of African Culture
- Ex. Literature, Architecture, history

Homework: Go to Youtube. Watch Extra Credit History’s “Africa: Zulu Empire” series. (4 episodes, approx. 40 miniutes)

Thursday, 11/14:

Subtopic: Colonialism and Independence

Complete Deep Dive

Connections to Present:

Effects of Colonization

Country borders still not based on culture
European and U.S. dismissal of African Culture
- Ex. Literature, Architecture, history

Week 14: Topic 11/18-11/24 THANKSGIVING BREAK NO CLASSES

Week 15: Topic African Continent

Tuesday, 11/26: Geonocide

Subtopics: Rwanda, Darfur

Deep Dive: What is Genocide?

Examples of Genocide in Africa

Explain Rwandan Genocide
Darfur Genocide

Connect to Current Events

Discuss Chinese Camps of Muslim Minority
- Uighur Muslims held in Detention camps in Xinjiang, China (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/China_hidden_camps)

Homework: Go to Henderson Library’s Films on Demand. Watch “Artist

Unknown: The Search for African History.” (50 minutes)

Thursday, 11/28:Ecopolitics

Subtopics: Wildlife, Natural Resources

Deep Dive: Africa’s Natural Resources: Use, Abuse, Conservation