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Category II Course Proposal 1) Course name: World War II: A Global History 2) Course Number: 487/587 3) Course Credit: 4 4) Prerequisites: Western Civilization 103 Too often American students associate World War II with Pearl Harbor or films like Saving Private Ryan. This class is important in order to offer students a different view, one which tells the story of the Second World War from a global perspective. Course Description Students will examine World War II from a global perspective, its origins, the course of the conflict and its aftermath, looking especially at the US, USSR, Britain, Germany and Japan. Topics will include the concept of total war and the home fronts of a number of nations. Learning outcomes and evaluation I. Measurable Student Learning Outcomes: Based on the specific class assignments, students will be able to: A. From the midterm and final, students will describe the major powers and personalities from WWII B. From map question, identify key areas of conflict C. Define key terms from the war From the in class presentation, students will be able to: A. provide a class presentation based on the assigned readings centered on one of the seven presentation themes, including 1) pre war military theory/lessons learned from World War I, 2) biographies of the major political leaders, 3) eyewitness accounts of combat, 4) occupation and resistance, 5) the home front, 6) war crimes, 7) aftermath B. working as a team, students, then will review their individual books, then collaborate producing a group paper in which the students will formulate a conclusion that combines all of the group’s reviews From the comparative paper, students will be able to: A. compare/contrast a specific wartime topic through the prism of two of the warring parties, such as national mobilization, combat doctrine, etc…Student will illustrate the two national views, then evaluate the effectiveness of the different national decisions. Course Content Week Topics Readings Presentations 1 Introduction World War I Interwar years/crisis Gilbert 1-7 2 Blitzkrieg: June 1940 War 1939 Gilbert 8-14 Prewar theory 3 Barbarossa 1941 Gilbert 15-20 Leaders 4 Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Gilbert 21-26 Combat 5 Turning of the Tide Gilbert 27-34 Midterm exam 6 Total War Gilbert 35-37 Occupation and resistance 7 The Second Front Gilbert 38-44 Home Front 8 The End in Europe Gilbert 45-48 War Crimes 9 The End in Japan Gilbert 49-51 Aftermath 10 Conclusions: Cold war, Nuremberg trials, just/unjust war, origins of 21st century conflict Evaluation of Student Performance Grades: There will be a total of 1000 points to be earned in this class divided in the following manner: 1) Objective midterm w/maps, chronologies and short analytical questions 200 2) Objective final exam as above 200 3) Presentation paper-individual 100 4) Class presentation 100 5) Presentation paper-group 100 6) Final comparative paper 300 A: 1000-930 A-: 929-900 B+: 899-870 B: 869-830 B-: 829-800 C+: 799-770 C: 769-730 C-: 729-700 D+: 699-670 D: 669-630 D-: 629-600 F: 599 or below Class exams: these exams are primarily objective in nature consisting of multiple choice questions, including maps and chronologies. Also students will provide short analytical essays to select questions. Study guides will be provided. Class presentations: for each individual student the class presentations total 300 points. Starting on Thursday, week two, and continuing throughout the quarter as described in the schedules, a team of students (no more than 5 per group) will provide a 10 minute presentation presenting the material described in the assigned readings for that week. For example, on week two there will be at least seven assigned readings on how the future of war was perceived by various theorists from the US, Britain, the Soviet Union, Germany, Japan… leading up to 1939. Each student in the group will choose one of the assigned books, read and present the author’s findings during the 10 minute presentation. The presentation will be worth 100 points and grading will be based upon the clarity and quality of the presentation. A 3-5 page book review will then be due a week after the presentation, also worth 100 points. Finally, this book review will be incorporated in a 12-18 page group paper (depending on the number in the group), which will bring together all of the group readings and the group will also come together to write a collaborative introduction and conclusion based on the readings. All students in the group will be graded the same for the final 100 points. Comparative paper: this is a 12-15 page paper (exclusive of bibliography) on a topic mutually agreed upon by the student and instructor. The purpose of the essay is to compare/contrast a specific topic, from the point of view of at least two different nations. For example, the strategic bombing campaign through the prism of US and British policy or economic mobilization compared between Germany and Japan. The essay will be worth 200 points and based on focus, clarity, thorough presentation and a discussion comparing and contrasting the two views. A bibliography of primary and secondary sources needs to demonstrate that the student has become familiar with the pertinent literature. This counts for 100 points. Graduate Learning Objectives This course would be available for both undergraduate and graduate credit. The learning outcomes and amount of work for graduate students would be greater. For graduate students therefore an additional 10-12 page paper will be due, based on the comparison of the strategic situation of two major powers during the war on Dec. 31 of a specific year. For example, the student may choose Germany and the Soviet Union on Dec. 31, 1941. The paper will outline the strategic objectives of the coming year for each power, its means and plans to achieve its desired goals and an analysis, comparing and contrasting the objectives and means of each power. Not only military capabilities, but economic and morale considerations must be considered. Graduate students compare and contrast the strategic situations at the time and based upon the factors examined, political, economic, military and others, predict the national strategic goals for the coming year. Students will evaluate how each nation evaluated its own strengths and weaknesses and how well they match their abilities with their goals. This paper is to be 2x spaced, standard margins, and citations. The paper will be graded on proper grammar and spelling and the completeness of research and sound analysis based on evaluating the relative strengths and weaknesses of the countries at that specific time. Learning Resources 1) Gilbert, Martin. The Second World War: A Complete History, Revised Edition (NY: Henry Holt & Co. 2004). 2) Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Chicago: University of Chicago Press). Optional. 2007 Presentation list I. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Prewar military perceptions Clausewitz, Vom Krieg (On War), Peter Paret, ed. V.K. Triandifillov, The Nature of the Operations of Modern Armies Charles De Gaulle, The Army of the Future J.F.C. Fuller, Tanks in the Great War E. Douhet, Command of the Air Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf II. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Leaders: Dmitri Volkogonov, Stalin: Triumph and Tragedy Ian Kershaw, Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis Manning, Paul, Hirohito: the War Years Goodwin, Doris Kearns: No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Smith, Denis Mack, Mussolini Gilbert, Martin, Churchill III. Personal Accounts 1) Merridale, Catherine, Ivan’s War 2) Sajer, Guy, Soldat Oublie (The Forgotten Soldier-German eastern front memoir) 3) Cook and Cook, Japan at War: an Oral History 4) Manchester, William, Goodbye Darkness 5) Townsend, Peter, The Odds Against Us 6) Lawrence, Hal, Victory at Sea (Canadian navy) IV. Occupation/Resistance 1) Bennett, Rab, Under the Shadow of the Swastika 2) Shepherd, Ben, War in the Wild East 3) Laska, Vera, Women in the Resistance and the Holocaust 4) Hunt, Ray, Behind Japanese Lines: An American Guerilla in the Philippines 5) Hehn, Paul, The German Struggle Against Yugoslav Guerillas in World War II 6) Eisner, Peter, The Freedom Line (Spanish support for Allied airmen) V. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Home Front Stites, Richard, ed. Culture and Entertainment in Wartime Russia Jeffries, John, Wartime America Briggs, Susan, The Home Front: War Years in Britain Ceram, C.W. introduction, A Woman in Berlin Havens, Thomas, Valley of Darkness: the Japanese People and World War II Raman, T.A. What does Gandhi Want? VI. Horrors of War 1) Chang, Iris, The Rape of Nanking 2) Hersey, John, Hiroshima 3) Christopher R.l Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland 4) Allen Paul, Katyn: the Untold Story of Stalin’s Polish Massacre 5) Fred Taylor, Dresden, Tuesday February 13, 1945 6) Raul Hilberg, The Destruction of the European Jews, 1985 VII. Post –war 1) Albert Camus, The Plague 2) Elyena Zubkova, Russia After the War 3) John Dower, Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of WWII 4) Noel Annan, Changing Enemies: the Defeat and Regeneration of Germany 5) Michael Gambone, The Greatest Generation Comes Home: the Veteran in American Society 6) Telford Taylor, The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials Students with Disabilities Accommodations are collaborative efforts between students, faculty and Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD). Students with accommodations approved through SSD are responsible for contacting the faculty member in charge of the course prior to or during the first week of the term to discuss accommodations. Students who believe they are eligible for accommodations but who have not yet obtained approval through SSD should contact SSD immediately at 737-4098. Expectations of Student Conduct Academic dishonesty is prohibited and considered a violation of the Student Conduct Regulations. It includes cheating, the intentional use of unauthorized materials, information, or study aids; fabrication, assisting in dishonesty or tampering (intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another commit an act of dishonesty or tampering with evaluation instruments and documents); and plagiarism, intentionally or knowingly representing the words or ideas of another person's as ones' own. Below is the link to the Student Conduct Website. http://oregonstate.edu/admin/stucon/achon.htm