A.P. European History – Mr. Bates

Syllabus – 2007/2008

Summer 2007 * Read Ch.10 “Renaissance and Discovery” pp. 316-350

* Read Ch.11 “The Age of Reformation” pp. 352-386

* Read Ch.12 “The Age of Religious Wars” pp. 388- 415

* Read Ch.13 “Paths to Constitutionalism and Absolutism:

England and France in the Seventeenth Century’ pp. 416- 447

September 9/5 –9/21

* Class: Ch 10 “Renaissance and Discovery” and Ch.11 “The Age of Reformation”

-Renaissance in Italy (1375-1527)

-Italy’s Political Decline: The French Invasions (1494-1527)

-Revival of Monarchy in Northern Europe

-The Northern Renaissance

-Society and Religion

-Martin Luther /German Reformation to 1525

-Reformation Elsewhere (Zwingli, Anabaptists, Calvin)

-Political Impact Lutheran Reformation to Peace of Augsburg

-English Reformation to 1553

-Catholic Counter-Reformation

-Social Impact Reformation/Western Europe

-Family Life/Early Modern Europe

* Read Ch.14 “New Direction in Thought and Culture in the

Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries” pp. 448-479 (Quiz 9/28)

* Ch 10 & 11 Reading Quiz: Tue., 9/11

* Ch 10/11 Ids and Essay Qs: Fri., 9/14

* Ch 12/13 Reading Quiz, Tue., 9/18

* Ch 10/11 Study Guide Questions: Wed., 9/19

* Test Ch 10 & 11: Fri., 9/21

9/21-9/28

* Class: Ch 12 “The Age of Religious Wars” and * Class: Ch 13 “Paths to Constitutionalism and Absolutism: England and France in the Seventeenth Century”

-French Wars of Religion(1562-1598)

-Imperial Spain/Reign of Philip II (1556-1598)

- England and Spain (1553-1603)

-Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648)

* Read Ch. 15 “Successful and Unsuccessful Paths to Power”

pp. 480-511(Quiz 10/9)

* Ch 14 Reading Quiz: Fri., 9/28

October 10/1-10/15

* Class: Ch 12 “The Age of Religious Wars” and * Class: Ch 13 “Paths to Constitutionalism and Absolutism: England and France in the Seventeenth Century” (cont.)

-French Wars of Religion(1562-1598)

-Imperial Spain/Reign of Philip II (1556-1598)

-England and Spain (1553-1603)

-Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648)

-Stuart England, James I thru Glorious Revolution (1603 – 1688)

-Rise of Absolute Monarchy in France (thru early years of Louis XIV)

-Reign of Louis XIV (1643- 1715)

* Read Ch. 16 “Society and Economy Under the Old Regime in

the Eighteenth Century” pp. 512-549 (Quiz 10/22)

* Ch 12/13 Ids and Essay Qs: Fri., 10/5

* Ch 15 Reading Quiz: Tue., 10/9

* Ch 12/13 Study Guide Questions: Thu., 10/11

* Ch 12/13 Test: Mon., 10/15

10/16 - 10/31

*Class: Ch 14 “New Direction in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and

Seventeenth Centuries” and Ch 15 “Successful and Unsuccessful Paths to Power”(1686- 1740)

-Scientific Revolution (Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo and Newton)

-Scientific Revolution / Philosophy (Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes and Locke)

-Role of Women in the Scientific Revolution

-Science and Religious Faith (Galileo and Pascal)

-Continuing Superstition /Witch Hunts

-Maritime Powers (Netherlands, France, Great Britain)

-Central/Eastern Europe (Sweden, Ottoman Empire, Poland,

Hapsburg Empire, Prussia)

-Russia (Romanov Dynasty, Peter the Great)

* Read Ch. 17 “The Transatlantic Economy, Trade Wars, and

Colonial Rebellion” pp. 550-585 (Quiz 11/2)

* Ch 16 Reading Quiz: Mon., 10/22

* Ch 14/15 Ids and Essay Qs: Wed., 10/24

* Ch 14/15 Study Guide Questions: Fri., 10/26

* Ch 14 & 15 Test: Wed., 10/31

November 11/1 – 11/17

* Class: Ch. 16 “Society and Economy Under the Old Regime in the

Eighteenth Century” and Ch. 17 “The Transatlantic Economy, Trade Wars, and

Colonial Rebellion”

-Major Features of Life in the Old Regime

-The Aristocracy

-Peasants and Serfs

-Family Structures and the Family Economy

-Agricultural Revolution

-First Industrial Revolution

-Growth of Cities

-Mercantilism and Mercantile Empires

-Spanish Colonial System

-Black African Slavery, Plantation System and the Atlantic

Economy

-Mid-Eighteenth Century Wars

-The American Revolution and Europe

* Read Ch. 18 “The Age of Enlightenment: Eighteenth Century

Thought” pp. 588-623 (Quiz 11/14)

* Read Ch. 19 “The French Revolution” pp. 624-665 (Quiz 11/26)

* Ch 17 Reading Quiz: Fri., 11/2

* Ch 16/17 Ids and Essay Qs: Wed., 11/7

* DBQ Essay #1: Tue., 11/13

* Ch 18 Reading Quiz: Wed., 11/14

* Ch 16/17 Study Guide Questions: Mon., 11/19

* Ch 16 & 17 Test: Tue., 11/20

11/20 – 11/30 (Note: Thanksgiving Break 11/22 – 11/25)

*Class: Ch 18 “The Age of Enlightenment: Eighteenth Century

Thought” and begin Ch 19 “The French Revolution”

-The Philosophes

-Formative Influences on the Enlightenment (Newton, Locke)

-The Encyclopedia

-Enlightenment and Religion (Deism, Toleration, Voltaire)

-Enlightenment and Society (Beccaria, Adam Smith)

-Political Thought of the Philosophes (Montesquieu, Rousseau)

-Women and the Enlightenment

-Enlightened Absolutism

-Political, Economic, and Social Problems Facing France (Pre-1789)

* Video: The French Revolution (History Channel)

* Read Ch. 20 “The Age of Napoleon and the Triumph of

Romanticism” pp. 666-703 (Quiz 12/4)

* Ch 19 Reading Quiz: Mon., 11/26

December 12/1 – 12/31 (Note: Winter Break 12/22 – 1/1)

* Class: Ch 19 “The French Revolution” and Ch 20 “The Age of Napoleon and the Triumph of Romanticism”

-Revolution of 1789 and the Reconstruction of France

-The End of the Monarchy: A Second Revolution

-European Reaction to the Revolution

-Reign of Terror/Thermidorian Reaction

-Rise of Napoleon

-The Consulate (1799 -1804)

-French Empire (1804-1814)

-European Response to the French Empire

-Congress Of Vienna /Impact on Europe

- Romantic Movement (Social, Cultural and Political Impact)

* Read Ch. 21 “The Conservative Order and the Challenges of

Reform (1815 – 1832)” pp.704-741 (Quiz 12/11)

* Read Ch. 22 “Economic Advance and Social Unrest

(1830 – 1850)” pp. 742-777 (Quiz 1/3)

* Ch 20 Reading Quiz: Tue., 12/4

* Ch 21 Reading Quiz: Tue., 12/11

* Ch 18/19/20 Ids and Essay Qs: Thu. 12/13

* Ch 18/19/20 Study Guide Questions: Tue., 12/18

* Ch 18/19/20 Test: Thu. 12/20

January 2007 1/2-1/22

* Class: Ch 21 The Conservative Order and the Challenges of Reform

(1815 – 1832)” and Ch. 22 “Economic Advance and Social Unrest (1830 – 1850)”

-Nineteenth Century Nationalism and Liberalism in Europe

-Conservative Governments: The Domestic Political Order

-Challenges to Conservative Order in Europe

-Latin American Independence Movements

-Britain’s Leadership Role in the Industrial Revolution

-The Labor Force and the Industrial Revolution

-Family Structure and Women in the Early Industrial Revolution

-Problems of Crime and Order

-Classical Economics (Smith, Malthus, Ricardo)

-Early Socialism (Utopian Socialism, Anarchism, Marxism)

-Revolutions of 1848

-Crimean War (1853-1856)

-Italian and German Unification

-France: Liberal Empire to Third Republic

-Habsburg Empire: Formation of the Dual Monarchy

-Russia: Reforms of Alexander II/Revolutionary Movements

-Great Britain: Nineteenth Century Reforms

January (cont.)

* Read Ch. 23 “The Age of Nation-States” pp. 780-813 (Quiz 1/11)

* Read Ch. 24 “The Building of European Supremacy:

Society and Politics to World War I” pp. 814-851 (Quiz 1/30)

* Ch 22 Reading Quiz: Thu., 1/3

* DBQ Essay #2: Fri., 1/4

* Ch 21/22 Ids and Essay Qs: Wed. 1/9

* Ch 23 Reading Quiz: Fri., 1/11

* Ch 21/22 Study Guide Questions: Tue., 1/15

*Ch 21/22 Test: Thu., 1/17

1/22 –1/25

* Mid-Year Exams

1/28 – 1/31

* Class: Begin Ch. 23 “The Age of Nation-States”

-Crimean War (1853-1856)

-Italian and German Unification

* Read Ch.25 “The Birth of Modern European Thought” pp. 852-883 (Quiz 2/5)

* Ch 24 Reading Quiz: Wed., 1/30

February 2/1 – 2/15

*Class: Ch. 23 “The Age of Nation-States” and Ch. 24 “The Building of European Supremacy: Society and Politics to World War I”

-France: Liberal Empire to Third Republic

-Habsburg Empire: Formation of the Dual Monarchy

-Russia: Reforms of Alexander II/Revolutionary Movements

-Great Britain: Nineteenth Century Reforms

-Late 19th Century Population Trends and Migration

-Second Industrial Revolution

-Development of Middle Class (Late 19th Century)

-Urban Life (Late 19^th Century)

-Experience of Women (Late 19^th Century)

-Labor, Socialism, and Politics (thru 1914)

-Intellectual Movements of Late 19^th Century (education, science,

philosophy, literature and the arts)

* Read Ch.26 “Imperialism, Alliances, and War” pp. 884-931 (Quiz 2/15)

* Ch 23/24 Ids and Essay Q: Mon., 2/5

* Ch 25 Reading Quiz: Wed., 2/6

* Ch 23/24 Study Guide Questions: Mon., 2/11

* Ch 23/24 Test: Wed., 2/13

* Ch 26 Reading Quiz: Fri., 2/15

February (cont.) 2/16 – 2/29 (Note: Mid-Winter Break 2/18 – 2/22)

* Class: Ch.25 “The Birth of Modern European Thought”

-Intellectual Movements of Late 19^th Century (education, science,

philosophy, literature and the arts)

* Read Ch.27 “Political Experiments of the 1920’s” pp. 932-963 (Quiz 2/29)

* Ch 27 Reading Quiz: Fri., 2/29

March 3/3 – 3/10

Class: Ch 25 “The Birth of Modern European Thought”

-Intellectual Movements of Late 19^th Century (education, science,

philosophy, literature and the arts) (cont.)

* Read Ch.28 “Europe and the Great Depression of the 1930”s’

pp. 964-993 (Quiz 3/12)

* Ch 25 Ids and Essay Q: Mon., 3/3

* Ch 25 Study Guide Questions: Wed., 3/5

* Ch 25 Test: Mon., 3/10

3/11 – 3/21

* Class: Ch.26 “Imperialism, Alliances, and War”

-Imperialism and the Expansion of European Power

-Emergence of Alliance Systems

-World War I (Causes, Strengths/Weaknesses, New Technology, Battles)

-The Russian Revolution

-Entry of U.S.(Reasons for Entering, Impact on War Effort)

-The End of World War I

-Paris Peace Conference and the Versailles Treaty

* Read Ch.29 “World War II” pp. 996-1035 (Quiz 3/25)

* Read Ch.30 “The Cold War Era and the Emergence of the

New Europe” pp. 1036-1083 (Quiz 4/5)

* Ch 28 Reading Quiz: Wed., 3/12

* Ch 26 Ids and Essay Q: Fri., 3/14

* Ch 26 Study Guide Questions: Wed. 3/19

* Ch 26 Test: Fri., 3/21

* Ch 29 Reading Quiz: Tue., 3/25

3/22-3/31

*Class: Begin Ch 27 “Political Experiments of the 1920s” and Ch.28 “Europe and the Great Depression of the 1930s”

-Postwar Economic Problems

-Early Soviet Union (thru 1928)

-Rise of Mussolini and Fascism in Italy

-Postwar Politics in Britain and France

-Postwar Politics in Central and Eastern Europe

* Read Ch.30 “The Cold War Era and the Emergence of the

New Europe” pp. 1036-1083 (Quiz 4/4)

*DBQ #3: Fri., 3/30

April

4/1-4/11

*Class: Ch 27 “Political Experiments of the 1920s” and Ch.28 “Europe and the Great Depression of the 1930s”(cont.)

-Weimar Republic

-Great Depression (Economic Impact and Governmental Policies)

-Germany: Nazi Seizure of Power

-Italy: Fascist Economics

-Soviet Union: Collectivization and Party Purges

* Read Ch.31 “The West at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century”

pp. 1084-1120 (Quiz 4/16)

* Ch 30 Reading Quiz: Fri., 4/4

* Ch 27/28 Ids and Essay Qs: Mon., 4/7

* Ch 27/28 Study Guide Questions: Wed., 4/9

* Ch 27/ 28 Test: Fri., 4/11

4/12-4/30 (Note: Spring Break 4/21 – 4/25)

* Class: Ch.29 “World War II”

- The Road to War 1933-1939

Hitler’s Goals

Italy and Ethiopia

Rhineland

Spanish Civil War

Austria and Czechoslovakia

Munich Conference and Policy of Appeasement

Nazi-Soviet Pact

-World War II (1939-1945)

German Conquests of Europe

Battle of Britain

German Invasion of Soviet Union

Holocaust

Japan and United States enter the War

Turning Points (Midway, Stalingrad, D-Day)

Defeat of Nazi Germany

Fall of Japanese Empire

Costs

-Domestic Fronts

-Preparations for Victory and Peace (Atlantic Charter, Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam)

* DBQ #4: Mon., 4/14

* Ch 31 Reading Quiz: Wed., 4/16

* Ch 29 Ids and Essay Q: Fri., 4/18

* Practice AP Exam (to be completed during break): Mon., 4/28

* Ch 29 Study Guide Questions: Mon. 4/28

* Ch 29 Test: Wed., 4/30

May

5/1-5/9

* Class: Ch 30 “The Cold War Era and the Emergence of the New Europe” and

Ch 31 “The West at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century”

-Emergence of the Cold War

Soviet Domination of Eastern Europe/Postwar Division of Germany

U.S. Foreign Policy-Containment

Berlin Airlift

NATO / Warsaw Pact

Creation of the State of Israel

Korean War

-Last Years of Stalin / Emergence of Khrushchev

-Three Crises of 1956 (Suez, Poland, Hungary)

-Later Cold War Confrontations

Collapse of 1960 Paris Summit

Berlin Wall

Cuban Missile Crisis

Invasion of Czechoslovakia and the Brezhnev Doctrine

-European Colonial Withdrawal (Including Indochina)

-Western European Political Developments During the Cold War

-The Brezhnev Era in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

-Gorbachev and the Collapse of European Communism

-Development of the European Union

-Development of the European Welfare State

-New Patterns in the Work and Expectations of Women

-Transformations in Knowledge and Culture

-Impact of Technology

-Rise of Radical Political Islamism

* Ch 30 and 31 Ids and Essay Qs: Fri., 5/2

* Ch 30 and 31 Study Guide Questions: Mon., 5/5

* Ch 30 and 31 Test: Wed., 5/7

* AP Exam Fri., 5/9

Please note that optional review sessions will be held after school (exact times to be determined) every Tuesday and Thursday beginning April 1, thru the exam date (5/9).

May/June 5/9 – 6/13

Class: View Schindler’s List, discuss and review impact of Holocaust.

Significant Figures of the Twentieth Century Project – Library research for group oral presentations and individual papers.

* Schindler’s List Reflective Paper: Tue., 5/20

* Significant Figures of the Twentieth Century

-oral presentations: begin Thu., 5/29

- paper: due Fri., 6/6

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