Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2023 - HIST 106 D900

The Making of Modern Europe (3)

Class Number: 4766

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 4 – Apr 11, 2023: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 18, 2023
    Tue, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introduction to the major political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual developments that have formed modern European society. Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

The Question of Europe, 1750-1989

This course, an introduction to European history, offers an examination of the political, social, economic, and cultural forces that shape contemporary Europe. Amid the backdrop of the last three centuries, five key historical events serve as anchors in a broader chronology: the French Revolution; the Industrial Revolutions; the emergence of modern nationalism; imperialism and colonization; and the world wars and their legacy. We will consider each of these events in turn as we situate them within the broader themes of shifting political ideologies (liberalism, socialism, communism, nationalism); revolutionary changes in society (industrialization and urbanization); the spread of European influence across the globe (via colonization and the rise of settler colonialism); the unprecedented carnage and devastation of the world wars and genocide; and the cold war that shaped post-1945 Europe, and the ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union. The course also emphasizes the regional diversity of and differences within and across Europe.

Students will develop analytical skills through a close reading of different primary sources and the use of evidence in constructing arguments and interpretations, which they will be expected to employ in their tutorial assignments and writing.






Grading

  • Primary Source Analysis 10%
  • Tutorial Participation 20%
  • Book Review 20%
  • Midterm Exam 25%
  • Final Exam 25%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

  • John Merriman, A History of Modern Europe (4th edition)
  • Marx & Engels, The Communist Manifesto (any edition)
  • Primo Levi, If This is a Man (or Survival in Auschwitz) (any edition)

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html