Taught In English

There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Syllabus
GLOBAL CIVILIZATION II

CODE: CH2241
INSTRUCTOR: Ana Carballal Broome
E- Mail acarball@nebrija.es

GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
This course will cover relevant political, economic, and social aspects of World History since
1500. Sessions will be based on discussions on readings and complemented with the analysis
of selected texts and other sort of activities.
EVALUATION
Composition of Final Grade:
· 33% oral participation in class
· 33% readings and other activities
· 34% tests
The final mark may be altered by non-attendance
IMPORTANT!!!
Class attendance is mandatory. Any unjustified missed class will have negative influence in the
final mark. A warning on plagiarism. When writing a research paper or an essay exam you
must identify your intellectual indebtedness to the authors you have read. This can be
done through footnotes, bibliography, or by making a direct reference to the scholar or
author in question. Failure to do so will be considered plagiarism. Plagiarism is the most
serious academic offense you can incur in and could have serious consequences for
you.
FINAL EXAM : 26th May 2009
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: Introduction and presentation of the course. General guidelines of
work and approaches. A wide general overview of History since 1500.
SECTION 1. THE EXPANSION OF THE FIRST EUROPEAN EMPIRES
1. Europe under the new Humanist thought
- Characteristics of the Renaissance
- Changes in economy, politics, and religion
- Changes in society
- Text analysis
2. Colonies and Empires. The European expansionism
- The Iberian expansionism and the discovery of America
- Portugal in Asia and the first division of the world
- The Spanish Empire and its decline
- North-West European expansion
- Text analysis
SECTION 2. THE AGE OF THE REVOLUTIONS
3. The First Industrial Revolution
- Enlightenment: new approaches to society, politics, and science
- Europe's scientific and Industrial revolutions: the European hegemony
- Effects on the non-European world
- Text analysis
4. Political revolutions
- Political change in an age of revolutions
- European imperialism
- The American Revolution
- The French Revolution
- Text analysis
5. The Second Industrial Revolution
- Nationalism, Liberalism, and Socialism
- The first Russian Revolution
- Asia's response to Europe's imperialism
- Text analysis
MiDDLE TERM TEST
SECTION 3. THE END OF THE EUROPEAN'S WORLD
6. World War I
- The roots of war
- The global phase of the war
- The Russian Revolution
- Text analysis
7. The period between wars
- The Great Depression
- A new Asia in the making
- The rise of Fascism and Nazism; the problems of democracy
- A general rehearsal for war: the Spanish Civil War
- Text analysis
8. World War II
- The roots of the war
- World War II in World History
- The end of the Empires and the shaping of a New World
- Text analysis
9. Post-war global situation
- Wartime unity and Cold War
- A New World Order
- The new economic powers
- Text analysis
10. New technologies and globalization: the Third Industrial Revolution
- Origins and nature
- Impact on developed countries
- Impact on underdeveloped countries
- Text analysis
FINAL TEST