Questions

From each set of questions you will choose one. You will submit the questions in WebCT (WebCT link Assignment).
Each question is worth 20 points. You will answer five for the semester.
You will read in both the Text book and the on-line materials.

Assignment One: due Jan. 31 12, 6:00 p.m.

French Absolutism Western Civilization pp.417-424

Russian Absolutism . Western Civilization . pp.427-431

After you have read in the text and on-line materials answer the response questions on this topic.

FORMAT OF RESPONSES:
1. The response will be a minimum of 200 words   It is important to answer the question fully rather than merely
      counting   words.
2. Please write the question as the heading for your response.
3. Be sure to place your name on the page.
4. Your responses should be double-spaced, font size 10 or 12   using arial or other simple font.
5. Please send the response question as a single document in the WebCT Assignment link..
6.  After you have used spell-check, be sure to proofread your responses.
7. Be sure to save your work.
8.  Remember your work should be done in Microsoft Word or sent as a Rich text file.
9. There is a five point penalty for late work. Work will not be accepted two (2) days after the date due.

EVALUATION OF RESPONSES The question will be worth 20 points
. 1. It will be graded upon the content (, your understanding of the question, your analysis and synthesis of the materials
and discussion ) :
2. on the correct usage of the language (spelling, punctuation, grammar, mechanics).
3.The grading standard for the correct usage of the language will be Edited American Grading Standard

Choose one of the following:

1. Did Peter I of Russia bring about a real change in Russia or did he simply make some superficial changes? Explain.

2. Why did Louis XIV fail to make France supreme in Europe? Discuss his wars and their outcomes.

3. Compare the reigns of Louis XIV and Peter I: what changes/reforms were made to make themselves supreme. (include discussion as to which was the greater example of supremacy---building Versailles or building St. Petersburg)

4. Peter I and Catherine II bookend the 1700s of Russia. Describe how Catherine II's actions continued Peter I's policy of transforming Russia. ( include specific example(s) for the reign of each regarding changing Russia)

Assignment Two: due Feb. 14 6:00 p.m.

Tudors

Stuarts

Hanoverians

After you have read in the text and on-line materials answer the response questions on this topic.

Choose one .

1. Describe the marriages of Henry VIII--his wives, children.

2. Describe the Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, affair in the reign of Elizabeth I. (who ,what when, why?)

3. Describe Sir Thomas More, do you agree with the Roman Catholic Church that he is a saint?

4. What was the Elizabethan Settlement? Why was it necessary? How did Roman Catholics and Puritans respond to this middle of the road church? (the Church of England treaded a path between the Roman Church and the Radical Protestants)

5. What were the causes of the English Civil War? Who were the opposing sides? What did each side represent?

6. Why was Charles II able to rule absolutely when his father, Charles I, and his brother, James II, failed to rule absolutely?

7. The Act of Settlement declares that the King or Queen of England must take communion in the Church of England. This is still the law today in the United Kingdom, should this act be repealed? or is it still necessary?

8. Why was the Glorious Revolution glorious? What is the importance of the Bill of Rights, 1689 in regard to the development of parliamentary government in Britain and to the development of the United States' system of government.

Assignment Three: due Mar. 6 6:00 p.m.

Enlightenment Western Civilization 473-499

French Revolution Western Civilization pp. 536-551

Napoleon Western Civilization pp. 552-559

Enlightenment/French Revolution/Napoleon

Choose one.

1. In what ways did the Enlightenment affect the French Revolution. Be sure to discuss the social contract of Locke and Rousseau.

2. List and compare the legislative acts/accomplishments of the National Assembly ( Constituent Assembly) with the acts/accomplishments of the National Convention.

3. Based on the six constants listed above, select two episodes of violence from the French Revolution and show the constants in bringing about/acerbating incidents which became violent.

4. The Glorious Revolution had been nearly bloodless, the American Revolution had no Terror, why then was the French Revolution bloody from beginning to end ( storming of the Bastille to the Reign of Terror)? Consider the leaders, events, circumstances in this discussion.

The French Revolution comes to an end when Napoleon establishes the Consulate.

5. Briefly describe the life of Napoleon Bonaparte with regard to his military successes and failures.

6. The Revolutionary Armies and Napoleon's army succeeded in conquering much of Europe, something which the absolutist armies of the Kings had failed to do. Why were the Revolutionary and Napoleonic armies successful in conquering Europe?

7. Napoleon is often viewed as the "son of the Revolution". Why would this be true? Did his domestic policies preserve the Revolution? What were the major accomplishments of his domestic policy?

Assignment Four: due April 3 6:00 p.m.

Go to the following links and read in the text book and the links on each topic pages.

Origins of the Great War Western Civilization pp. 667-693;728-735

Great War Western Civilization pp.735-748

FORMAT OF RESPONSES:
1. The response will be a minimum of 200 words( That is each response is 200 words or more).
2. Please write the question as the heading for your response.
3. Be sure to place your name on the page.
4. Your responses should be double-spaced, font size 10 or 12   using arial or other simple font.
5. Please send the two response questions as a single document the WebCT Assignment link. l.
6.  After you have used spell-check, be sure to proofread your responses.
7. Be sure to save your work.
8.  Remember your work should be done in Microsoft Word or sent as a Rich text file.
9. There is a five (5) point penalty for late work. Work will not be accepted two (2) days after the date due.

EVALUATION OF RESPONSES Each question will be worth 20 points

. 1. They will be graded upon the content (, your understanding of the question, your analysis and synthesis of the materials and discussion ) :
2. on the correct usage of the language (spelling, punctuation, grammar, mechanics).
3.The grading standard for the correct usage of the language will be Edited American English (found below).

Choose One:

German unification was a result of wars waged by Prussia against Denmark, Austria and France. The Franco-Prussian War left the French bitter and resentful because of the defeat at Sedan, the loss of Alsace-Lorraine and wanting to wage a war of revenge against Germany.

1. Why was the Alliance system created? what were the two major alliance groups? what was the Entente Cordiale and why did it differ from the other alliances? How did the alliance system entangle the European nations?

2. How/why did the Europeans engage in the "Scramble for Africa"? What nations dominated the Africa? What conflicts arose between the European nations because of Africa? ( be sure to include Henry Morton)

3. Describe the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the actions of Austria, Germany, Russia, Britain and France in the days following the assassination leading to war in August.

4. Describe the Western Front---life in the trenches, the tactics and strategies used by the comb ants, the new weapons used.

5. Describe the war that fought on the seas during the Great War---British actions, German actions, the use of submarines, the battle of Jutland.

Assignment Five: due April 24 6:00 p.m.

Paris Peace Conference Western Civilization pp. 749-753

Between the Wars, 1919-1939 Western Civilization pp. 754-802

Choose one

1. Who were the men who represented the victorious allies at the Paris Peace Conference 1919? What were their goals at the peace conference? Did they achieve their goals? why/why not?

2. What were the terms of the Versailles Peace treaty with Germany? why would these treaty lead to the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s?

3. Compare and contrast the March Revolution of 1917 Russia with the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917.

4. Describe and compare the Fascists of Italy and the Nazis of Germany.

Napoleon Western Civilization pp. 488-505

Europe_1815-1848 Western Civilization pp. 541-548; 559-566; 569-577

Choose one. Due March 20

1. Briefly describe the life of Napoleon Bonaparte with regard to his military successes and failures.

2. The Revolutionary Armies and Napoleon's army succeeded in conquering much of Europe, something which the absolutist armies of the Kings had failed to do. Why were the Revolutionary and Napoleonic armies successful in conquering Europe?

3. Napoleon is often viewed as the "son of the Revolution". Why would this be true? Did his domestic policies preserve the Revolution? What were the major accomplishments of his domestic policy?

The Congress of Vienna met to restore Europe as it had been before 1789/French Revolution. The men who made the decisions there had as their guiding principles: reaction, legitimacy ( restoring the original ruling families to their thrones), and balance of power ( that no one nation should dominate the European political scene as France had under Napoleon). These men had failed to take into consideration that the French Revolution had let loose the forces of nationalism and liberalism and those forces would not go away. Europe was changed by the French Revolution and Napoleon.

Revolutions could be labeled as nationalistic or liberal or both.

4. Describe the Greek war for Independence: the opposing sides, the goals of each side, leaders of each side, major battles ( if battles on a battle field occurred), the outcome of the war.

5. List and describe the leading men at the Congress of Vienna: the nations they represented, their national purposes at Vienna.

6. In 1848 revolutions broke out over Europe in what countries did these revolutions occur? what was the cause of revolution in the countries, the results of the revolution in each country.

Tudors

Stuarts

Hanoverians

After you have read in the text and on-line materials answer the response questions on this topic.

Choose one Due. March 1

1. Describe the marriages of Henry VIII--his wives, children.

2. Describe the Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, affair in the reign of Elizabeth I. (who ,what when, why?)

3. Describe Sir Thomas More, do you agree with the Roman Catholic Church that he is a saint?

5. What were the causes of the English Civil War? Who were the opposing sides? What did each side represent?

6. Why was Charles II able to rule absolutely when his father, Charles I, and his brother, James II, failed to rule absolutely?

After you have read in the text and on-line materials answer the response questions on this topic.

Choose one of the following: Due Jan. 26 6:00 p.m.

1. Did Peter I of Russia bring about a real change in Russia or did he simply make some superficial changes? Explain.

2. Why did Louis XIV fail to make France supreme in Europe? Discuss his wars and their outcomes.