1. History Through Literature
Chapter 19: Nothing Like it in the World

2. Saint-Just and Robespierre
Robespierre was a leader of the Jacobins during the French Revolution. (1790s)
Saint-Just was his right hand man
Robespierre led the Revolution at its height of the Reign of Terror. (10,000)
Conservatives took power from Robespierre (before he would kill them also) and executed both of them and 20 followers

3. Dark Ages – 1914-1945 WWI Depression Fascist Germany and Hitler
Spain – Fascism
Humiliation of Italy
French Decay, British decline
WWII

4. The American Century Never had the weight of a changeless history
Won WWII, won the Cold War
Richest freest country ever

5. US Constitution Our guide post - not perfect though until
13th, 14th, 15th, 19th
We rejected despotism, noble class, and state religion

6. Alexander von Humboldt
German – 1850s
Biogeography - ??
First proposed that the continents were connected at one time

7. America verses Islamic Fundamentalism
US blamed for women without veils
Women watching TV
Driving a car
They are fanatics that want to be in absolute control of their women, their children, their economy, their religion, their society, and their politics
We can end the Terrorist War by encouraging Islam to educate their women, allow everyone to vote, encouraging freedom of religion

8. America then and Now
Old Problems – slavery, women in politics, Native Americans, using up national resources, colonialism in Panama and Philippines, stopped immigration.
We have solved most.
Still need to work on racism, sexism and now terrorism and WMDs
We can do it!