Midterm Study Guide

World History / Andrews

Spring 2017

Midterm Review

During the exam, you will write 10-minute answers to five questions. You will do well on the Midterm if you can:

1) Describe some of the major events or ideas that defined and began the Modern era.

2) What was the Great Dying? Was this a genocide? Was it a cultural genocide?

3) Why did Europeans have an advantage over native peoples when they arrived in the Americas?

4) What were the motivations of Europeans in engaging in exploration and conquest during the early Modern era?

5)  What was unique about slavery as it was practiced in the Americas? Discuss the different ways people experienced slavery in the Spanish highlands, Brazil/Caribbean, and North America, with an emphasis on the long term demographic changes that took place.

6) Explain the significance of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment.

7) Explain the significance of the French Revolution of 1789 and in what sense it was related to the North American and Haitian revolutions.

8) The Haitian revolution was the only successful slave revolution in history. Why was this important?

9) Explain what Strayer means by “echoes of Atlantic revolutions,” give examples of these, and apply this concept to a contemporary cultural artifact such as the song “Same Love” http://genius.com/Macklemore-and-ryan-lewis-same-love-lyrics .

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Schedule, remainder of semester (note Week 6 has been revised)

WEEK SIX

February 14

The problem of Eurocentrism. Atlantic revolutions.

DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part 5 & Chapter 16 (pp. 781-797).

ALSO DUE: 1-2 page Research Paper Proposal: please briefly describe your topic, why you are interested in this topic, what sources you have already consulted and where you will find additional information. Be specific about your sources of information. As one step in writing your proposal, consult one of our friendly and helpful librarians about how to find and use good sources of information for your research… please have the librarian sign off on a draft of your proposal, indicating that he or she has given you assistance with this. For the librarian to best help you, you should bring with you a copy of your research assignment for him or her to review. To receive full credit for your Proposal, you must attach the signed-off draft to the final version of your Proposal.

February 16

Echoes of Atlantic revolutions. Sugar.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 16  + Chapter 16 Documents

WEEK SEVEN

February 21

Echoes of Atlantic revolutions, cont’d

DUE: No new reading due today

February 23

The Industrial Revolution. Marxism and social classes. Political economy of industrialization. Primary sources of the industrial era.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 17

WEEK EIGHT

February 28

1^st half semester review & prep for midterm exam

DUE: review notes and readings assigned so far this semester

ALSO DUE: Research Paper – draft

March 2

Midterm exam. Hallmarks. Applying statements of ethics and values to historical study.

DUE: Study for midterm

SPRING BREAK WEEK

March 6-10  Enjoy your week off!

WEEK NINE

March 14

Mid-semester check-in. In-class reflection relating to your research paper.

DUE: Nothing – enjoy your break

March 16

Second wave of European colonialism. NTT / comparison. The “Scramble for Africa.” Identity and culture during the Colonial era.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 18 + Ch 18 documents (visual sources)

WEEK TEN

March 21

The ethics and legacy of Colonial relationships.

DUE: CST handout.

ALSO DUE: Research Paper

March 23

Empires in collision.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 19

WEEK ELEVEN

March 28

Assign 2^nd paper: creative, persuasive analytical piece; in-class workshop to develop this

DUE: Bring your research paper to class, along with your 3/14 reflection.

March 30

The two World Wars & the Crisis of Europe.

DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part Six, Chapter 20

WEEK TWELVE

April 4

20^th Century crisis of Europe continued. Primary sources on the rise of fascism.

DUE: Reading will be posted to class website

April 6

Communism in Russia and China. Cold War.

DUE: Strayer, Ch 21

WEEK THIRTEEN

April 11

The global south on the global stage. Guidelines for presentations.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 22

ALSO DUE: Creative, persuasive analytical project

April 13

Economic globalization; American exceptionalism in the post-modern world. Global feminism. Religious fundamentalism. Global environmental issues.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 23

WEEK FOURTEEN

April 18

Student presentations and final application of historical knowledge to real-world situations

April 20

Student presentations and final application of historical knowledge to real-world situations

WEEK FIFTEEN

April 25

Student presentations and final application of historical knowledge to real-world situations. Final Exam.