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Instructors: Richard,
Ainsworth
and Herner
· Level One
· Level Two
· Course Syllabus and Policy:
IB
European History (Richard)
IB
European History 2 (Ainsworth/Herner)
Frequently Asked Questions
IB History is a two-year course and will prepare students
to successfully complete the IB History examination. Students
will analyze primary documents, synthesize evidence into
well- constructed essays, and produce presentations which
reflect both research and organization skills. To these
ends, this course will include the following objectives:
- Read texts in a discriminating
manner
- Listen
attentively
- Discuss actively and effectively
- Ask pertinent, thoughtful
questions
- Organize evidence logically
and reach conclusions based on that evidence
- Write critical, analytical,
and thematic essays using appropriate tools of essay writing
(e.g. clear focus, precise development, appropriate use
of citation, and relevant evidence, direct clear style,
logical conclusion proceeding from the evidence, etc.)
- Lead seminar discussions
- Develop and sharpen research
skills
- Complete daily reading
and show evidence thereof
- Distinguish the course
of movements in their historical context
- Use maps
Level One (Junior
Year)
This course, the first year of a required two-year sequence,
is a survey of European and world history from the Renaissance
(1450) through the Age of Enlightenment (1750) to 1900.
Emphasis is on the rise of the European nation states; the
scientific, economic, industrial, and political revolutions;
colonialism; the "new imperialism" and its impact
on Asia and Africa; nationalistic movements in Europe. and
the long-term causes of World War 1.
November
2007 Calendar
Sequence for Semester One:
- The
Renaissance
- The
Reformation
- Emergence
of nation states: dynastic rivalries
- Age
of Exploration
- Absolute
Monarchs; British Monarchy and the Glorious Revolution
- Scientific
Revolution
- Age
of Enlightenment; Enlightened Despots
-
French Revolution: causes, course, effects
Upon the completion of Semester One, the IB History student
will have attained a broad factual narrative of European
History to the end of the 18th century. The
student will also understand the ideologies of Europe within
this timeframe. The course will integrate political, diplomatic,
intellectual, economic, cultural, and social historical
themes.
Sequence for Semester Two:
- Napoleon
I and the restored French Monarchy to 1848
- The
Congress System
- Italian
and German unification to 1871
- Russia
in the 19th century
- Germany:
Bismarck, 1862-1890
- Austria-Hungary
and dual monarchy, 1867
- 19th
century economic and social developments
Upon completion of Semester Two, the IB History student
will have attained a broad factual narrative of European
History to the end of the 19th century. The
student will also understand the ideologies of Europe within
this timeframe. The course will integrate political, diplomatic,
intellectual, economic, cultural, and social historical
themes.
Level Two (Senior
Year)
This course, which completes the requirement for the higher
level IB History examination, is a detailed study of 20th-century
history. The first semester focuses on the causes, practices,
and effects of war; the rise of single-party states and
economic development; and the work of international organizations
and minorities in the modern state. The study of the 20th
century is continued through a detailed investigation of
nationalistic political movements, de-colonization and problems
of newly independent nations, social change, the artists
and society, religion and politics, and the relations between
east and west after 1945. "Guided coursework,"
an individual study of a limited topic in history, is completed
in February of the senior year.
Sequence for Semester One:
- Russia,
1850-1905
- Growing
crisis in the Balkans and the Eastern Question
- Development
of rival blocks
- World
War I – total war and global war
- Russian
Revolutions
- Treaty
of Versailles as a flawed peace
Sequence for Semester Two:
- Rise
of Totalitarian Dictators: Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler
- Five
Year Plans and Collectivization
- Aggressions
during the Interwar Years
- Collective
Security, League of Nations, and Appeasement
- WWII
– total war and global war
- The
Cold War: 1945-1980
- End
of the Cold War: 1980-1995
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