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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 10-25-2005 |
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HIS254
2006 Spring – 2006 Summer
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LEC 3.0
Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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History
of Ireland 1603 to the Present |
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Survey of the history of the island of Ireland, including
the contemporary Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, from 1603 to the
present. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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HIS254 2006
Spring – 2006 Summer II |
History of Ireland 1603 to the Present |
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1.
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Define the trends in Irish history prior to 1603. (I) |
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2.
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Explain the English plantation and its impact on early
17th century Ireland. (II) |
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3.
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Examine the role of Ireland during the English Civil War.
(II) |
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Analyze the
Protestant ascendance of the late 17th and 18th centuries and its role in
shaping Ireland during those decades. (III) |
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5.
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Define the impact of the rebellion of 1798. (IV) |
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6.
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Explain the impact of the Act of Union in 1801 upon
Ireland. (IV) |
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7.
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Describe the movement for Catholic Emancipation and its
role in Irish-British relations in the early 19th century. (IV) |
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8.
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Describe the origins of the Great Famine and its impact
upon Ireland in the 19th century. (V) |
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9.
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Define the extent of the Irish Diaspora and explain its
impact upon Irish history. (V) |
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10.
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Analyze the origins of the Home Rule movement. (VI) |
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11.
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Examine the rebirth of Celtic culture in the late 19th
century and the role that this played in Irish history. (VI) |
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12.
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Explain the demise of Home Rule and the emergence of Irish
nationalism in the 20th century. (VII) |
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13.
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Analyze partition and describe its impact on both Northern
Ireland and the Irish Free State. (VIII, IX) |
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14.
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Describe the emergence of the Irish Republic from the
Irish Free State. (VIII) |
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15.
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Analyze the tensions between Catholics and Protestants in
Northern Ireland in the decades after partition. (IX) |
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Explain the factors in the outbreak of the
"Troubles" in 1968. (IX) |
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Describe the
background of Ireland's entry into the European Economic Community and the
role that this played in Ireland's economic growth at the end of the 20th
century. (X) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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HIS254 2006
Spring – 2006 Summer II |
History of Ireland 1603 to the Present |
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I. Introduction: Ireland
before 1600 II. Ireland before Cromwell
A. Plantation B. "Nationalism"
and Recusancy C. Confederate Ireland III. The Protestant
Ascendancy A. Cromwellian
Ireland B. Restoration Ireland C. Ascendancy Ireland D. Ireland in the 18th
century 1. Economy and Society 2. Politics IV. Union and Catholic
Emancipation A. The 1798 Rebellion B. Union C. Catholic Emancipation D. Daniel O'Connell V. Ireland under the Famine
A. The Great Famine B. The Irish Diaspora C. Ireland in the aftermath
of the Famine VI. Home Rule A. Reform B. Birth of Home Rule 1. Parnell 2. The Celtic Revolution
and Cultural Nationalism 3. Home Rule in British
Politics VII. Independence and
Partition A. Easter 1916 B. Anglo-Irish War C. Birth of the Free State VIII. Independent Ireland A. Irish Free State,
1923-1949 B. The Irish Republic,
1949-1968 IX. Northern Ireland A. The Stormont Regime B. Towards the Troubles C. 1968 D. The Troubles X. Ireland in the 21st
Century A. Ireland and Europe B. Northern Ireland: The
Good Friday Agreement C. The Celtic Tiger |