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Modern European History; 1789-1991 with Phillip Campbell (Modern, European, World)
Recorded course taught by Phillip Campbell for High School Renaissance to Modern History
Summary

Modern European HIstory

Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families is available for this course, for $65!

Give your upper high school student an in-depth modern history course and examine Europe from the French Revolution through the end of the Cold War. (If you have younger students, this course fits with the Homeschool Connections Grade School Unit Study Program for grades 3-6 so that your whole family can study the same era at the same time.)

Instructor: Mr. Phillip Campbell

Course Description: This class will acquaint students with the people, movements, and events that have contributed to the formation of Modern Europe, defined as the period of the French Revolution to the present. Economic, political, military, and ideological trends will be examined with an aim of helping students understand the problems of contemporary Europe and those areas once under European control.

Total classes

14

Prerequisites

Recommended but not required: Rending of Christendom

Suggested grade level

11th to 12th grade. 9th to 10th grade students with above average reading and comprehension skills can also do well.

Suggested credit

1 full semester of History

Outline

Course Outline:

Week 1: The Coming of the French Revolution

Week 2: The Napoleonic Era

Week 3: The Age of Metternich

Week 4: Liberal Reforms

Week 5: The Chaos of 1848

Week 6: Nationalism and Unification

Week 7: Imperialism

Week 8: The Great War

Week 9: Rise of the Dictators

Week 10: World War II

Week 11: The Cold War in Europe

Week 12: Collapse of the Colonial Empires

Week 13: Europe's Socialist Experiments

Week 14: The End of the Cold War

Materials

All materials are provided free by the instructor.

Homework

Homework will consist of textbook readings coupled with primary source readings provided by the instructor with weekly quizzes and occasional essays.

Special notes

Answer Key: An answer key is not included with this course. Quizzes are self-grading, and written work can be graded by a parent or by the teacher through instructor access.

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Course name
Modern European History; 1789-1991 with Phillip Campbell (Modern, European, World)
Instructor
Phillip Campbell
Semester
Recorded
Category
History ➤ Renaissance to Modern History
Grade levels
High School
Start time
January 21st, 2015 at 12:00 AM ET
Course type
Recorded, free with subscription
Relative due dates
Relative due dates are disabled for this course.
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Phillip Campbell
phicampiii@gmail.com

Phillip Campbell holds a BA in European History from Ave Maria University and a certificate in Secondary Education through Madonna University. He taught history and Scripture for the St. Augustine Homeschool Enrichment Program for ten years and is the author of the popular ” Story of Civilization” series by TAN Books. Mr. Campbell has also been published by The Catholic Textbook Project, Ave Maria Press, Our Sunday Visitor, Arx Publishing, and Arouca Press and his articles have appeared in online and print journals such as the St. Austin Review, New Oxford Review, and New Liturgical Movement.

Testimonies from students:
 To quote one student from Intro to Formal Logic (Recorded), he said that Mr. Campbell was “WONDERFUL. Absolutely enjoyed it!” 

“Mr. Campbell took the dullness out of learning, and he made each class fun and exciting. I think that with his teaching method he could make any subject I hated into a productive and enjoyable learning experience. I would take as many of his classes as I could.”

Click here to find out more info about Phillip Campbell!