Course Schedule
	History of Civilization Since 1648
	HIS 113, Sections D & H, Georgetown College
	Schedule: The following tentative schedule should be used as a guide for the completion of assignments and readings. Assigned readings should be completed by the class date listed in the left column. INTRODUCTION Jan. 17 Introduction to the Course THE AGE OF ABSOLUTISM & DIVINE-RIGHT MONARCHY 1603-1763 Jan. 19 Origins of Western Civilization to 1648; Absolutism and Divine-Right Monarchy Perry et al., Western Civilization, 377-386 Jan. 22 Absolutism and Louis XIV of France Perry et al., Western Civilization, 386-392 Jan. 24 Absolutism and the Stuarts of England; the English Civil War Perry et al., Western Civilization, 392-399 Jan. 26 The Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution in England; Absolutism in Central and Eastern Europe Perry et al., Western Civilization, 399-409 THE AGE OF DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION 1763-1815 Jan. 29 The Scientific Revolution Perry et al., Western Civilization, 410-427 Jan. 31 The Enlightenment Perry et al., Western Civilization, 428-451 Feb. 2 The Second Hundred Years War (1689-1815) and the American Revolution Perry et al., Western Civilization, 451-461 Feb. 5 The American Revolution Perry et al., Western Civilization, 456-461 Feb. 7 French Revolution: Background Causes Perry et al., Western Civilization, 462-473 Feb. 9 Exam 1 Feb. 12 French Revolution, 1789-1791 Perry et al., Western Civilization, 473-478 Feb. 14 French Revolution, 1792-1799 Perry et al., Western Civilization, 478-489 Feb. 16 French Revolution: Napoleonic France and the Napoleonic Wars, 1799-1815 Perry et al., Western Civilization, 490-508, 561-565 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: THE AGE OF "ISMS" 1815-1914 Feb. 19 Conservatism and Romanticism Perry et al., Western Civilization, 531-546 Feb. 21 Industrialism Perry et al., Western Civilization, 509-530, 637-649 Feb. 23 Industrialism Perry et al., Western Civilization, 509-530, 637-649 Feb. 26 Liberalism Perry et al., Western Civilization, 546-552, 565-583, 602-610 Feb. 28 Socialism, and Marxism Perry et al., Western Civilization, 552-555, 596-602 Mar. 2 Nationalism Perry et al., Western Civilization, 555-560, 611-636, 649-666 Mar. 5 Imperialism Perry et al., Western Civilization, 667-694 Mar. 7 Exam 2 Mar. 9 Darwinism, Realism, and Modernism Perry et al., Western Civilization, 584-596, 695-725, 808-834 Mar. 12 No Class-Spring Break Mar. 14 No Class-Spring Break Mar. 16 No Class-Spring Break WORLD WAR I AND ITS AFTERMATH 1914-35 Mar. 19 The Origins of World War I Perry et al., Western Civilization, 726-739 Mar. 21 The Origins of World War I Perry et al., Western Civilization, 726-739 Mar. 23 World War I (1914-18): Military Campaigns Perry et al., Western Civilization, 739-746 Mar. 26 American Entry into the World War I Perry et al., Western Civilization, 746-748 Mar. 28 The Peace Settlement Perry et al., Western Civilization, 748-754 Mar. 30 The Russian Revolution Perry et al., Western Civilization, 754-776 Apr. 2 Economic Instability and Depression in the 1920s and 1930s Perry et al., Western Civilization, 784-785, 799-807 Apr. 4 Exam 3 WORLD WAR II AND ITS AFTERMATH 1935-75 Apr. 6 Authoritarianism and Fascism in Japan, Italy, and the Soviet Union Perry et al., Western Civilization, 776-783 Apr. 9 Adolph Hitler and Nazism in Germany Perry et al., Western Civilization, 783-798 Apr. 11 The Origins of World War II Perry et al., Western Civilization, 835-845 Apr. 13 No Class-Good Friday Observance Apr. 16 World War II (1939-45): Military Campaigns to 1941 Perry et al., Western Civilization, 845-848 Apr. 18 World War II (1939-45): The Entry of the Soviet Union Perry et al., Western Civilization, 848-849 Apr. 20 World War II (1939-45): The Entry of the United States Perry et al., Western Civilization, 856-857 Iriye, ed., Pearl Harbor and the Coming of the Pacific War, all pages Apr. 23 World War II (1939-45): The Entry of the United States Perry et al., Western Civilization, 856-857 Iriye, ed., Pearl Harbor and the Coming of the Pacific War, all pages Apr. 25 World War II (1939-45): Closing Phases of the War, 1941-45 Perry et al., Western Civilization, 857-863 Apr. 27 The Cold War: Opening Phases, l945-60 Perry et al., Western Civilization, 864-909 Apr. 30 The Cold War: Middle Phases, l960-75 Perry et al., Western Civilization, 864-909 May 2 The Cold War: Closing Phases, l975-89 Perry et al., Western Civilization, 864-909 FINAL EXAMs May 7 Exam 4 for Section D (11:00 MWF) will be given on Monday, May 7, at 9:00-11:00. May 9 Exam 4 for Section H (2:00 MWF) will be given on Wednesday, May 9, at 12:00-2:00.

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