Each week in this ongoing course, we will engage with historical primary documents to explore a historical debate.  These discussions will involve various cultures and time periods.  Students will learn to analyze primary documents and synthesize the diverse perspectives of the documents.  They will build oral presentation skills through in-class discussion of the various sides of the debate. 
The primary documents, as well as relevant background information, will be presented and explored in class together each week, allowing for group discussion and analysis. No prior background knowledge of the topic is necessary for this course.  All relevant information and context will be provided to the student through primary documents and instruction. 

Week of Feb. 1- The decision to drop the atomic bomb--WWII
Week of Feb. 8-Totalitarian governments of the 20th century
Week of Feb. 15-Gender and politics in 20th century Latin America
Week of Feb. 22-Regional issues in 18th century European imperialism
Week of March 1-Reactions to Global Pandemics in 19th and 20th centuries
Week of March 8-Totalitarian governments of the 20th century
Week of March 15-Rise of communism in China
Week of March 22-Causes and consequences of Green Revolution
Week of March 29-cancelled
Week of April 5-European Scramble for Africa
Week of April 12-Germans--victims or willing executioners?
Week of April 19-Salem Witchcraft
Week of April 26-Intervention in Korea and Vietnam/Domino Theory
Week of May 3-Cuba, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine
Week of May 10-New Deal
Week of May 17-30 Years War--religious or political
Week of May 24-Napoleon continuing French Revolution?
Week of May 31-Glorious Revolution and the Enlightenment
Week of June 7-Cricket and Politics in South Asia
Week of June 14-Responses to spread of Influenza
Week of June 21-Influence of gender on the reign of Elizabeth I
Week of June 28-Improving working conditions 19th century Europe
Week of July 5-NO CLASS
Week of July 12-NO CLASS
Week of July 19-Class time could vary some during the summer.  If you are not able to attend on the weeks when the time differs, contact me for a refund for that week.  Different causes for the expanding influence of the US in the world
Week of July 26-Class time could vary some during the summer.  If you are not able to attend on the weeks when the time differs, contact me for a refund for that week.  Causes of the Women's Rights movements in the 20th century
Week of August 2-Class time could vary some during the summer.  If you are not able to attend on the weeks when the time differs, contact me for a refund for that week.  Causes of the Bolshevik Revolution--is this communism?
Week of August 9-No class this week
Week of August 16-Class time could vary some during the summer.  If you are not able to attend on the weeks when the time differs, contact me for a refund for that week.  Was Bismarck a traditional conservative or something different?
Week of August 30-Class time could vary some during the summer.  If you are not able to attend on the weeks when the time differs, contact me for a refund for that week.  Changing views of immigration in 20th century Europe
Week of Sept 6-No class-Labor Day
Week of September 13-The Catholic church and science in the Scientific Revolution
Week of Sept 20-Debates over Italian national identity and unity
Week of Sept 27-Weimar Republic
Week of Oct 4-Motivations behind colonial acquisitions
Week of Oct 11-Child-rearing in Early Modern Europe
Week of Oct 18-Concepts of nobility
Week of Oct 25-Medieval views on merchants
Week of Nov 1-Indentured servitude and global economic change
Week of Nov 8-Spread of Buddhism
Week of Nov 15-Issues 20th century Muslim leaders faced in defining their nationalism
Week of Nov 22-No class
Week of Nov 29-Global flow of silver
Week of Dec 6-Han vs. Roman attitudes toward technology
Week of Dec 13-Modern Olympics movement
Week of Dec 20-NO Class
Week of Dec 27-Chinese peasants and CCP
Week of Jan 3-Mechanization of cotton--Japan and India
Week of Jan 10-The decision to drop the atomic bomb--WWII
Week of Jan 17-Totalitarian governments of the 20th century
Week of Jan 24-Gender and politics in 20th century Latin America
Week of Feb 28-Regional issues in 18th century European imperialism
Week of March 7-Reactions to Global Pandemics in 19th and 20th centuries
Week of March 14-Rise of communism in China
Week of March 21-Causes and consequences of Green Revolution
Week of March 28-Napoleon
Week of April 4-Mexican Revolution
Week of April 11-NO CLASS
Week of April 18-The Cold War from the Soviet perspective
Week of April 25-Civil Right movement
Week of May 2-Cold War foreign policy
Week of May 9-European Scramble for Africa
Week of May 16-Germans--victims or willing executioners?
Week of May 23-No class
Week of May 30-Korean War
Week of June 6-Vietnam War
Week of June 13-End of the Cold War
Week of June 20-No Class
Week of June 27-Salem Witchcraft
Week of July 4-No Class
Week of July 11-British imperial rule and liberalism
Week of July 18-No Class
Week of July 25-Russian perspectives on Russian peasant life before the Revolution
Week of August 1-Purposes of rituals and festivals
Week of August 8-No class
Week of August 15-Purposes of rituals and festivals
Week of August 22-Greek independence movement
Week of August 29-Italian Fascism
Week of Sept 5-Vichy France
Week of Sept 12-Henry VIII
Week of Sept 19-English Civil War
Week of Sept 26-Scientific Revolution
Week of Oct 3-Responses to the poor in Medieval Europe
Week of Oct 10-Imperialism and economic impact
Week of Oct 17-US National Identity in the 19th century
Week of Oct 24-Progressive movement
Week of Oct 31-Expanding role of the US in the world in the 19th century
Week of Nov 7-US independence
Week of Nov 14-Women's Rights
Week of Nov 21-Reactions to Global Pandemics in 19th and 20th centuries
Week of Nov 28-
Week of Feb 6-Population policies in fascist Italy
Week of Feb 13-French Revolution
Week of Feb 20-Gilded Age
Week of Feb 27-
Week of March 6-witchcraft
Week of March 13-Modernism
Week of March 20-Reformation
Week of March 27-20th century economic turmoil
Week of April 3-Wars of Religion
Week of April 10-Slave trade
Week of April 17-Women's rights and education
Week of April 24-Enlightenment
Week of May 1-WW1
Week of May 8-Post 1989 Nationalism
Week of May 15-No class
Week of May 22-Plague
Week of May 29-Industrial Revolution
Week of June 5-No class
Week of June 19-Cold War
Week of June 26-End of the Cold War
Week of July 2-Civil Rights
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