Course Calendar
September 1 – September 30
Introduction to World Politics
8:30 – 9:20 MWF in CLB 203
Calendar last updated on December 7
September 2 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: Perspectives on World History

Read for today: Nau: Chapter 2

Quiz: Map Quiz 1: South America
September 5 (Monday)

Note: Labor Day
September 7 (Wednesday)

Discussion Topic: The Concert of Europe: Realist or Liberal?
September 9 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: The Great War

Discussion Topic: Nationalism and Communism

Read for today: Nau: Chapter 3
September 12 (Monday)

Quiz: Map Quiz 2: Western Europe

Assignment due today: Activity
September 14 (Wednesday)

Discussion Topic: The League of Nations and the Concert of Europe
September 16 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: Atlantic Charter; World War II

Read for today: Nau: Chapter 4
September 19 (Monday)

Discussion Topic: World War II: The Cause

Quiz: Map Quiz 3: Eastern Europe
September 21 (Wednesday)

Discussion Topic: The UN Charter and the Atlantic Charter

Discussion Topic: Perspectives until the Cold War

Discussion Topic: How did we fight the Cold War? Why?
September 23 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: Why no World War III?

Discussion Topic: Polarity

Discussion Topic: The Balance of Power

Read for today: Nau: Chapter 5
September 26 (Monday)

Discussion Topic: The Late Cold War

Discussion Topic: The Tripolar World and President Nixon

Discussion Topic: Terrorism as Foreign Policy

Read for today: Nau: Chapter 6
September 28 (Wednesday)

Discussion Topic: After the Cold War

Discussion Topic: The Unipolar World and the American Moment

Discussion Topic: The Re-Rise of Nationalism

Discussion Topic: Global Integration

Discussion Topic: The Three Perspectives

Read for today: Nau: Chapter 7
September 30 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: Globalization in History: How the West was Rich

Read for today: Nau: Chapter 8
The final exam for this course will be held on Friday, December 16, from 8:00 until 9:50am.