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Thomas C. Cross, Ph.D.

University of Texas at Dallas


JO5.712 Scholl of Arts & Humanities
Office Hours: Thus. 6:00-6:50 Spring 2005
214 546-6382 Classroom:
tcross@mail.dal.devry.edu

HIST3320.501: Modern Europe


This course covers the significant developments in Europe from the French Revolution until the fall of communism. Topics of special
consideration include: the French Revolution and Napoleon, the Restoration, the Industrial Revolution, the revolutions of 1830 and
1848, the creation of Italy and Germany, European Imperialism, the challenges of socialism and Marxism, the forces leading to the
First World War and the war itself, the period of the rise of dictators between the wars, the Second World War, and the Cold War and
its end. Greater focus will be on the major powers of Europe, Great Britain, France, Germany and Russian without ignoring the other
countries of Europe.

The course will acquaint the students with the major issues and topics of historical interpretation in the modern period. This is not a
narrative of the events themselves. The students will examine the questions that historians ask about this period.

The class combines lectures with regular discussion. Students will be expected each week to read the assigned reading before coming
to class and be able to participate in the discussion. Over the course of the semester the students will also read one of the
recommended readings as well as one other work from the reading list and write a report as well as discuss the book in class. Each
student will also participate in a presentation about an assigned topic near the end of the semester.

Required Texts:

Gough, Hugh, The Terror in the French Revolution


Ellis, Geoffrey James, The Napoleonic Empire
May, Arthur James, The Age of Metternich, 1814-1848
Mombauer, Annika, The Origins of the First World War: Controversies and Consensus
Taylor, A. J. P., The First World War: An Illustrated History
Service, Robert, The Russian Revolution, 1900-1927,3rd Edition
Wegs, J. Robert, and Robert Ladrech, Europe Since 1945: A Concise History, 4th edition

Recommended Texts:

Kissinger, Henry A., World Restored: Europe After Napoleon


Berlin, Isaiah, Karl Marx: His Life and Environment, 4th edition
Taylor, A. J. P., Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman
Porter, A. N., and Andrew Porter, European Imperialism: 1860-1914
McCauley, Martin, Stalin and Stalinism, 3rd edition
Sontag, Raymond V., Broken World 1919-1939

Course Requirements/ Evaluation Criteria:

Course requirements include the following: weekly readings; pop quizzes over the readings; class
discussions; two 3-page book reports and oral reports over the books; mid-term exam; group presentation;
Final exam.

NOTE: More than two absences, persistent tardiness, leaving class early, or failure to participate in
scheduled discussions will lower your final grade. Late assignments will be greatly reduced in grade, one
letter grade for every day late. You may e-mail me assignments to avoid this. All course work must be
completed in order to pass the course.
Grading will be as follows:

Mid-term Exam ----------------------25%


Final Exam----------------------------25%
Weekly pop quizzes-------------------5%
Recommended Reading Report-----15%
Other Book Report--------------------15%
Participation-----------------------------5%
Group Presentation--------------------10%

Additional Information

See attached reading schedule


See book report guide for both written and oral report
See guide for presentations and topics

Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to: Cheating, plagiarism, collusion, and falsifying
academic records. Please familiarize yourself with the university’s policies concerning scholastic
dishonesty at www.utdallas.edu/student/slife/dishonesty.html

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