ClassInfo - Spring 2020 History Classes

Spring 2020 | HIST 3722 Section 001: Studies in 20th-Century Europe From the End of World War II to the End of the Cold War: 1945-91 (65986)

Instructor(s): Thomas Wolfe
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020

Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM

UMTC, West Bank

Shevlin Hall 110
Enrollment Status:: Open (43 of 65 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Spring 2023

Course Catalog Description:: Social, economic, political, and cultural impacts of WWII upon Europe. Division of Europe. Communist regimes in Eastern Europe, cooperation in Western Europe. Impacts of modernization. End of Cold War.
Class Description:: History 3722 is an introduction to the social, economic, political, and cultural changes that have unfolded in Europe after World War II. We shall examine a variety of sources, including TV shows, films, newspapers, and short stories, in order to come to a better understanding of Europe's recent past. The course will explore how the heritage of catastrophic wars of the first part of the 20th century has had lasting effect on everything from the shaping of political consensus to the growth of the European Union. We shall also focus on the difficulties experienced by Europeans during the course of the Cold War, including Europe's division into two camps, and the problems that have appeared after 1989, especially that of creating a continent-wide European identity. No special linguistic abilities are required, although they are most welcome.
Grading:: 25% Midterm Exam
40% Final Exam
15% Reports/Papers
10% Quizzes
10% Class Participation
Exam Format:: multiple choice and essay
Class Format:: 60% Lecture
40% Discussion
Workload:: 50-75 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65986/1203
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 21 May 2007

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