HIST 410N Full Week 1: Case Study Plus Discussions
HIST-410N Week 1 Case Study 1: Jules Ferry
HIST 410 Week 1 Discussion 1: Introductions
Please introduce yourself to the class. Tell us your major, a bit about your family, personal interests, and whatever else you’d like to share!
HIST-410N Week 1 Discussion 1: The Age of Hope and The Age of Isms
Here’s a statement to consider: “Imperialism has been the most powerful force in world history over the last four or five centuries, carving up whole continents while oppressing indigenous peoples and obliterating entire civilizations.” Defend or condemn the argument by giving examples of the interaction between Western industrial powers and traditional, non Western societies. Were these contacts essentially positive or negative? ”
HIST 410N Week 1 Discussion 2: The First Total War
World War 1 is said to have been the first ‘total’ war. What does that mean? And what does it mean for people and nations trying to pick up the pieces and resume normal life?.
