French social and political history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Processes of urbanization and industrialization in the nineteenth century and French political and cultural development in the twentieth century.
Athena Title
Modern France Since 1799
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in HIST 3382H
Pre or Corequisite
Any HIST or HONS or FREN course or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101S or POLS 1105H
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to arrive at conclusions about the history of modern France by gathering and weighing evidence, logical argument, and listening to counter argument.
By the end of this course, students will be able to write stylistically appropriate papers and essays. Students will be able to analyze ideas and evidence, organize their thoughts, and revise and edit their finished essays.
By the end of this course, students will be able to identify how the history of modern France has shaped diverse social and cultural identities, attitudes, and ideologies, encouraging them to understand diverse worldviews and experiences.
By the end of this course, students will be able to apply appropriate methodological approaches to their analysis of primary sources and to organize their evidence to show historical continuities and discontinuities.
Topical Outline
The End of the Old Regime
The Revolution of 1789
Napoleonic Europe and the Restoration
The July Monarchy and Economic Development
The Conquest of Algeria
The Revolution of 1848
The Second Empire and the Commune of 1871
The Third Republic at Home
The Imperial Republic in Asia and Africa
Fin-de-Siècle Culture
World War I
The Age of Extremes, 1919-1939
Vichy France
Decolonization
Modernity and its Discontents, 1945-1968
France, Europe and the World, 1968-present
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Communication
The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
