World Revolutions HIST 3383 Section 14398 Fall 2011 Distance Education Course Instructor: Brenda L.

Broussard Office: Agnes Arnold Hall 546 Office Hours: Fri 10:00-1:00 And by appointment Please contact via e-mail: Blackboard e-mail preferred Alternate e-mail: blbroussard@uh.edu

Course Website: http://www.uh.edu/blackboard/ Lectures recorded by: Dr. Tom OBrien Welcome to World Revolutions distance education course. While viewing the lectures is mostly a self-paced activity, the syllabus provides a suggested schedule for viewing the lectures and completing the readings so that you will not find yourself overwhelmed at exam times. Assignment and exam dates are in boldface. Note: exams are to be taken on campus in person at the ETC on the date stated in the syllabus and the online essays must be completed at the specific times given.

Week 08/22

Session 1 A/B

Topics Revolutions: Theory & History

Readings Chap 1: 1-129 Chap 5: 469-83 Reader: 153-65 Chap 5: 484-500 Reader: 167-210 Chap 5: 538-41 Reader: 211-31 Chap 5: 501-38

08/29

2 A/B

The English Civil War

09/05

3 A/B

The American Revolutions: Liberalism and Capitalism French Revolution: The End of Aristocracy Modernity & Revolution The Mexican Revolution: AntiCapitalism & Nationalism Online Essay

09/12

4 A/B

09/19 09/26

5 A/B 6 A/B

Chap 5: 541-68

Chap 5: 569-81

*10/01/11 * *10/08/11* On Campus

Midterm Exam- 8:00 am

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10/10

7 A/B

The Russian Revolution: AntiCapitalism & Totalitarianism Extra Credit Essay- online

Chap 5: 581-605

*10/15/11* 10/17 8 A/B

The Chinese Revolution: Mao & the New Man

Chap 4: 379-81 Chap 5: 605-29 Reader: 233-56 Chap 4: 467-68 Chap 6: 656-667

10/24

9 A/B

Cuba: Marxism & Antiimperialism

10/31

10A/B

Vietnam: Anticolonialism & Nationalism Nicaragua: AntiAmericanism & Marxism

Chap 6: 717-44 Reader: 259-68 Chap 6: 668-73 Reader: 303-08

11/07 cy 11/14

11A/B

12A/B

Iran: The Last Revolution?

Chap 5: 629-49

*11/19/11* 11/28 13A/B

Online Essay Summary & Review The End of Revolutions? The End of History? Extra Credit Essay- online On Campus Final Examination- 9:00 am

*12/04/11* *12/10/11*

Required Textbooks: Nunn McGinty. Global History Reader . Nunn McGinty Publishing, 2011: ISBN: 978-1-60803-019-4 Diane & Thomas OBrien. Themes in Global History. Nunn McGinty Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-1-60803-018-7 The textbook and reader are available at Barnes&Noble on campus, and the College Store.

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Reading Assignments: Reading assignments which are listed on the right hand side of the syllabus are of two types. Assignments from the textbook, Themes in Global History list a chapter number and then the specific page numbers. Assignments from Global History Reader appear as Reader with page citations. Video lectures: All the lecture videos are also available on YouTube at: <http:www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=967CDBE8252604BD> If you have any problems accessing the specific site you can search for it on the general link for UH lectures at: http://www.youtube.com/uhouston Reception is best on higher-speed internet connections. Examinations: The first exam will cover sessions 1 through 6. The second exam will cover sessions 7 through 13. Each exam is 75 minutes in length. DO NOT BE LATE- any student arriving more than 10 minutes late will be turned away. Makeups are available only to students with documentable medical or personal emergencies. Business commitments, vacations etc. do not qualify you for a makeup exam. Both examinations are essay exams. Each exam consists of two questions. You must answer one of the two questions. The answer to the question you choose must demonstrate a knowledge of the lectures and readings in the textbook. Exams which do not demonstrate a knowledge of the readings will be reduced by a full letter grade. Do not bring books or papers to the exams. The exams account for 70% of your grade. ETC: Electronic Testing Center Both the midterm and the final exam will take place in the ETC. You MUST register to take your exam at this website: http://www.class.uh.edu/classidt/etc/etc_res/students/index.php You will need to enter Broussard for instructor name and HIST3383 for course. You will need your student I.D. on the day of the exam in order to check in. Other forms of I.D. will not suffice since you will have to swipe your student I.D. to enter the testing center. You will take your exam on the computer that is assigned to you. Your testing time begins upon accessing the test on the computer. Please review the instructions for the ETC: http://www.uh.edu/class/oet/etc/students/index.php Exam dates and times: The midterm and final exams are scheduled on Saturday mornings (Oct.8 and Dec. 10). However, to accommodate students with a Saturday scheduling conflict, a few seats have been reserved in the testing center for a Friday evening before the regularly scheduled exams (Oct. 7 and Dec. 2). You are free to select either the Friday evening or the Saturday time, but keep in mind that it is on a first come first serve basis for the few Friday slots. Online Essays: You are required to answer two online essay questions beginning Saturday October 1 and the second beginning Saturday November 19. The question will be available for a 24 hour period beginning at 7:00 a.m. Saturday and ending at 7:00 a.m. Sunday. You will have one hour from the time you open the question to write one 750 to 1,000 word essay answering the question. Once you open the question, you must SUBMIT your answer in no more than 60 continuous minutes. BE SURE TO SAVE FREQUENTLY AS YOU ARE ANSWERING THE Page 3

QUESTION. The questions will be drawn from the assigned articles in the textbook and the reader. The questions will essentially ask you to summarize one of the articles from the textbook or the reader. You must have read and be familiar with all readings through Session 6 for the first essay and Sessions 7 through 13 for the second essay. YOU MUST NOT USE OUTSIDE SOURCES TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. ANSWERS USING OUTSIDE SOURCES WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF ZERO. The two essay answers will account for 30% of your final grade.

Study Questions What follows are a series of sample questions that will help you to focus on key points for the midterm and the final. They are not necessarily the questions that will appear on the exams! Nor do the questions limit the scope of the material to be covered in the exam. For example, the countries specified in the sample questions may not be the countries that are used in the actual exam questions. Midterm 1. Compare and contrast the revolutions in England and France in terms of causes, goals, effects. 2. Write an essay examining the historical background, causes and effects of the French Revolution. 3. Discuss the causes and effects of the two American revolutions. 4. Discuss the Mexican Revolution in terms of the old regime that attempted to modernize its society, the effects of those programs, the causes of the revolution, the groups that supported the revolutionary movement and the aspirations or goals of the revolutionaries. Final 1. Compare and contrast the revolutions in China and Iran. In particular, to what extent these revolutions reactions to the process of modernization? 2. Compare and contrast the revolutions in Cuba and Nicaragua as reactions to the process of Americanization. 3.Write an essay examining the historical background of the revolution in Vietnam. Your essay must explain how foreign domination, especially French colonialism and U.S. intervention shaped the course of the revolutionary struggle in Vietnam during the first three quarters of the twentieth century. 4. Discuss the Russian Revolution in terms of the old regime that attempted to modernize its society, the effects of those programs, the causes of the revolution, the groups that supported the revolutionary movement and the aspirations or goals of the revolutionaries

Note: Essays require a brief introduction and conclusion. The body of your essay should provide analytical arguments that are supported with specific details (key figures, events, etc.). Please feel free to write out an answer to one of the sample questions and e-mail to me for mechanical and content feedback. Good luck!-- B. Broussard. Page 4