HIST-A323-001
Spring 2005
Dr. Bernard Cook
Office: Bobet 427
Telephone: 2564
cook@loyno.edu
Office Hours:
MWF 10:30-11:15
MWF 12:30-1:15
MW 2:00-3:30
You are welcome to come by at other times as well.
This course will survey significant European political, diplomatic, social, and economic developments since 1945. Goals: The student will know, understand, and be able to explain and discuss these developments, will write a lucid and coherent assessment of The Walls Came Tumbling Down , and will write a well researched, well organized and grammatically correct research paper.
Required reading:
Wegs and Landrech, Europe since 1945
You will be given reading assignments from Wegs. You are expected to have read the assigned material by the day indicated and on the basis of this reading to be prepared to answer questions, to ask questions, and to discuss.
Walter LaFeber, America, Russia, and the Cold War. You will be given reading assignments from LaFeber. You are expected to have read the assigned material by the day indicated and on the basis of this reading to be prepared to answer questions, to ask questions, and to discuss.
Stokes, The Walls Came Tumbling Down. Read and write a two to three page typed reaction. No quotes longer than one line. Your assessment with enough specifics to indicate that you have read the book. Due March 31.
Gasll and de Waal , Chechnya: Calamity in the Caucasus. Write a three page assessment of the Chechnya issue. Due April 30.
Other Course Requirements:
I require and expect punctual attendance. After the third absence your final grade will be lowered six points for each additional unexcused (I determine the validity of the excuse) absence. The first three absences are counted whether excusable or not. I determine the validity of excuses. On the eighth absence (except for very exceptional circumstances, of which I will be the judge) you will receive an F for the course.
Students who arrive late disturb class. It is better to come late than to miss class, but I expect an explanation for late arrival. Late arrivals will be tolerated only in exceptional cases, and only one or two times. If you arrive after the role has been taken, you must offer your excuse after the class. If your excuse is acceptable to me, you will be counted present. If you miss the roll, it is your responsibility to let me know after class that you were present. If you do not let me know immediately after class, the absence registered by your name will not be removed. The third time that a student arrives after class has begun that student is required to come to my office to offer an explanation or that and any subsequent late arrival will be counted as absences.
Students may leave class only for extraordinary reasons and must offer an explanation after class or they will be counted absent.
Make-up will only be given for reasons which I regard as serious. A rescheduled test will be given only if you notify me within 24 hours of the test, stating the reason for your absence. If I regard your excuse to be legitimate, I will at that time schedule a time for the make-up. Make-up tests as a rule will be more difficult than the original test.
Paper :
A research paper is due on April 11. Anything less than eight pages or more than twelve pages will not be accepted. You are to submit your proposed title in written form to me for approval no later than February 14. A typed provisional bibliography [in proper bibliographical form--See department of History style sheet on the History Department web site if you are uncertain] and a description of what you intend to do [in a single paragraph] are to be submitted to me by March 2. These two sheets must be attached to the end of your completed paper. There will be penalties for failing to meet these deadlines. April 11 is a firm final deadline!
The paper must be typed, and neatly done. Penciled or penned-in corrections are completely unacceptable. I will not accept anything less than a finished product. Returned papers will be penalized. Proper academic form (including endnotes ) must be followed. A research paper requires reference notes for quotes, paraphrases, and perspectives and non-general information drawn from particular sources . Do not use the so called social-scientific mode of footnoting. (If you have any doubt about proper form consult the History Department Style Sheet, which is available to you on the History Department web site .) Correct spelling and grammar are expected. You will be graded on these as well as content and development. Do not use unattributed web sources. Some books and/or scholarly journals must be utilized or the paper will be regarded as unacceptable. The papers are to be lucid, coherent, well thought-out, and well developed. Plagiarism will result in an F on the paper and an F for the course. Any unattributed use of five words in sequence written by someone other than yourself constitutes plagiarism. Unattributed paraphrasing also constitutes plagiarism. You may be asked to bring your sources to my office.
It should not be necessary to state that a "research" paper without footnotes will receive an automatic F. Any paper based primarily on web sources (60 percent or more) will merit a very low grade. Apart from documents do not use anonomous web sources . These are unacceptable. If you have any questions about this consult with me. Books and/or scholarly journals must be utilized. There is a minimum of four or five sources. Textbooks and general encyclopedias do not count as sources. It is necessary to indicate the source of ideas, interpretations, and information beyond that found in an ordinary encyclopedia or survey textbook.
Tentative Schedule:
January
• Introduction
12 Setting the scene.
14 Film. A two to three page typed reaction due January 19
17 Holiday.
19 Wegs/Landrech, ch. 1.
21 Read LaFeber, ch. 1. Read the "Yalta Agreement": http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/yalta.htm
24 Read LaFeber, ch. 2, Wegs/Landrech, ch. 2, and Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech: http://www.winstonchurchill.org/sinews.htm
26 Read LaFeber, ch. 3 and Stephen Ambrose, "When the Americans Came Back to Europe," http://www.iht.com/IHT/SR/052897/sr052897.html
28 Wegs/Landrech, ch. 4 and two of these sections on the Marshall Plan: Marshall's announcement; Fears of Communist Domination; Communist Critique; Benefits to the U.S. Economy http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/marshall/
31 Read LaFeber, chs. 4 and 5.
February
2 Read Wegs/Landrech, ch. 3.
4 Read Wegs/Landrech, chs. 7 and 11.
7 Holiday
9 Holiday
11 Holiday
14 Read LaFeber, ch. 6 and 7. Submit paper title.
16 Wegs/Landrech, ch. 5.
18 Test
21 France
23 Wegs/Landrech, ch. 5 continued.
25 Read Wegs/Landrech, ch. 6.
28 Read LaFeber, ch. 8
March
2 Continued. Submit typed provisional bibliography [in proper bibliographical form].
4 Wegs/Landrech, ch. 8. Read the “Common Provisions” of the Treaty on European Union: http://europa.eu.int/en/record/mt/top.html
7 Wegs/Landrech, chs. 9 and 10.
9 Wegs/Landrech, ch. 12
11 Wegs/Landrech, ch. 13.
14 Wegs/Landrech, ch. 14.
16 LaFeber, chs. 9 and 10.
18 Test
21 Holiday
23 Holiday
25 Holiday
28 Holiday
30 LaFeber, chs. 11 and 12. Read the Final Act of the Helsinki Accords: http://www.civnet.org/resources/document/historic/helsinki.htm
April
1 LaFeber, ch. 13; Map of Europe
4 Stokes, The Walls Came Tumbling Down , due.
6 Stokes continued. Read documents 1 and 2 of the Documents of 1989: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/19991105/index.html
8 Northern Ireland: Read “The Good Friday Agreement”: http://www.nio.gov.uk/issues/agreement.htm
11 Continued. Research Paper due.
13 The Collapse of Yugoslavia.
15 Croatia: Read 1.III and 1.IV of the Helsinki Accords: http://www.hri.org/docs/Helsinki75.html
18 Test
20 Film: A two to three page written [typed] reaction due April 23.
22 Film: A two to three page written [typed[ reaction due April 23.
23 Discussion.
25 Bosnia. Read Bosnia-Herzegovina: http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/bosnia.htm
27 Kosovo
30 Discussion of Chechnya. Chechnya paper due.
May
2 Wegs/Landrech, ch. 15;
4 Wegs/Landrech, ch. 16.
Exam: Wednesday, May 11, 11:30 AM
Approximate value of work:
Test 1.................................................15%
Test 2.................................................20%
Exam...........................................…...20%
Map of Europe…………………..5%
Book Essays.............…...................15%
Research Paper.................................15%
Discussions and reaction paper..10%
Grading scale:
100-90=A
89-87=B+
86-83=B
82-80=B-
79-77=C+
76-73=C
72-70=C-
69-67=D+
66-63=D
62-60=D-
This is not a Common Curriculum Course.
Students with disabilities who wish to receive accommodations in this class should contact Disability Services at 865-2990 as soon as possible so that warranted accommodations can be implemented in a timely fashion. Disability Services are located in the Academic Enrichment Center, Monroe Hall 405.
“ Plagiarism—the use of another person's ideas or wording without giving proper credit—results from the failure to document fully and accurately. Ideas and expressions of them are considered to belong to the individual who first puts them forward. Therefore, when you incorporate ideas or phrasing from any other author in your paper, whether you quote them directly or indirectly, you need to be honest and complete about indicating the source to avoid plagiarism. Whether intentional or unintentional, plagiarism can bring serious consequences, both academic, in the form of failure or expulsion, and legal, in the form of lawsuits. Plagiarism is a violation of the ethics of the academic community.”
William G. Campbell, Stephen V. Ballou, and Carole Slade, Form and Style: Thesis, Reports, Term Papers , 6 th Edition (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982), p. 52.
For more information on plagiarism and how to avoid it, go to :
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html
Possible Paper Topics:
Yalta Soviet De-spoilation of Germany
The Marshall Plan The Truman Doctrine
The Dayton Accords Transnistria
Bosnia since the Dayton Accords Northern League in Italy
The War Crimes Trials for the Former Yugoslavia Nagorno-Karabakh
Roma/Sinti The Hungarian Revolution
The Prague Spring The Russian Crushing of Dubcek's Reforms
Poland in 1956 Gomulka
The Communization of Hungary, of Czechoslovakia, of Romania, of Bulgaria, of Yugoslavia,
or of Poland Tyrolean Question
Finlandization Konrad Adenauer
Economic Reform (?) in Russia Politics in Russia since 1991
Boris Yeltsin Vladimir Putin
Alcide De Gasperi The Algerian War
France's Vietnam War Charles De Gaulle
France in 1958 The Italian Election of 1948
Opus Dei Vatican Bank Scandal
The Troubles in Northern Ireland The Good Friday Accord
Terrorism in Italy The Campaign against the Mafia in Italy
Issues of Divorce and Abortion in Italy/ in Ireland John XXIII
The Role of the Catholic Church in . . . The Occupation of Germany
Social Conditions during the Occupation of Germany Abkhazia
German Rearmament NATO
The Green Movement in . . . The Women's Movement in . . .
Propaganda Due Operation Stay Behind (Gladio)
The Economy since 1989 in . . . The Flemish Right
Belgian Devolution Rights of Linguistic Minorities
Neo-Nazis in Germany Solidarity
European Attitudes concerning the Reunification of Germany Kosovo
The Portuguese Revolution Ethnic Cleansing
Spain under Franco Velvet revolution
Swiss Banks and the Holocaust Romanian “Revolution”
Macedonia Nicolae Ceausescu
Romania since Ceausescu Minorities in Ceausescu's Romania
The Greek Civil War Turks and Greeks on Cyprus