...Readings History 148. Study Questions. Interactive Maps ...Ponder.
Reading Schedule - Fall Quarter 2009
Week: I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | Dates | Assignments
Keep in mind that only the chapter readings are required - map activities and other links are strictly optional and the bulleted points are to help organise major concepts within the chapters.
Week I Chapter 21:
28 September - 2 October (Weekend of 3-4 October):
*Chapter 21 - Progressivism from the Grass Roots to the White House, 1890-1916: Map Activity 1 & Map Activity 2
- Progressivism: Exactly what defined "progress"?
- How would you define Reform Darwinism, Social engineering?
- Roosevelt and The Square Deal.
- Roosevelt v Taft.
- How do you define the "Liberal State"?
N.B. Your citation exercise is due at the end of next week.
Week II Chapter 22:
5 October - 9 October (Weekend of 10-11 October)
*Chapter 22 - WWI: The Progressive Crusade at Home and Abroad: Map Activity 1 & Map Activity 2
- Think about how Wilson dealt with international politics and US neutrality.
- There were many casualties of the First World War - not only lives lost, but the a fundamental shift in perspective. Be prepared to discuss this.
- How about population shifts and the upheaval of labor?
- How did the US view Bolshevism?
- Think about President Wilson's Fourteen Points; what did he intend to accomplish?
- Think about Senate Republicans' objection to the League of Nations
N.B. First citation exercise is due by week's end. Begin thinking about possible paper topics; topic selection/outline due 15-16 October.
*Week III Chapters 23 - 24:
12 - 16 October (Weekend of 17-18 October)
*Chapter 23: From New Era to Great Depression, 1920-1932: Map Activity 1 & Map Activity 2
- Think about What Calvin Coolidge's philosophy of government was and how was it expressed?
- The US and its retreat into isolationism
- The automobile industry in the 1920s and its role in shaping american life.
*Chapter 24 - The New Deal Experiment, 1932-1939:
- How did personal circumstances combine with larger political events to make Franklin Roosevelt a successful politician?
- Why do you think Governor Roosevelt thought that he had a chance to win the presidency in 1932?
- How did the election of 1932 change the American political landscape?
N.B. EXAM I is COMING UP (15 - 17 Oct). Also, don't forget to work on your Citation Exercise corrections and hand in your topic selection.
*Week IV Chapters 24 - 25:
19 - 23 October (Weekend of 24 - 25 October)
*Chapter 24 (continued) - The New Deal Experiment, 1932-1939: Map Activity 1 & Map Activity 2
- How did the election of 1932 change the American political landscape?
*Chapter 25 - The United States and the Second World War, 1939-1945
- Think about the forces that helped to shape President Roosevelt's isolationist stance in the 1930s, e.g. Japan, Italy, and Germany.
- Think about the Good Neighbor Policy and US-Latin American relations
- Why do you think there was increasing military expansion in 1936 - what was going on?
N.B. Your topic selection/outline was due last weekend. If you were granted an extension, get it in with your rough draft by this weekend.
*Week V Chapters 25 - 26:
26 - 30 October (Weekend of 31 October - 1 November Happy Halloween!)
*Chapter 25, continued - The United States adn the Second World War, 1939-1945: Map Activity 1 & Map Activity 2
- The Onset of War
- The "Double V" Campaign
- Wartime Politics and the 1944 Election
- Reaction to the Holocaust
*Chapter 26 - Cold War Politics in the Truman Years, 1945-1953:
- Containment Policy; Marshall Plan; Superpower Rivalry
- The Fair Deal; McCarthyism; Civil Rights
- Korea and Military Implementation of Containment
- cold War's Costs and Consequences
N.B. First rough draft is due no later than Monday, 26 October.
*Week VI Chapters 27 - 28:
2 - 6 November (Weekend of 7-8 November)
*Chapter 27 - The Politics and Culture of Abundance, 1952-1960:
- Eisenhower and "The Middle Way"; Liberation Rhetoric
- Technological Transformation of Agriculture and Industry
- Revival of Domesticity and Religion
- Emergence of the Civil Rights Movement
Montgomery and Mass Protests
*Chapter 28 - Reform, Rebellion, and Reaction, 1960-1974:
- Kennedy's "New Frontier";
Johnson Fulfills the Kennedy Promise; The Great Society - The Second Reconstruction; Movements and Protests
- Student Rebellion; the New Left;
Counterculture - Gay Men and Lesbians Organize
- Environmentalism
N.B. EXAM II COMING UP (5 - 7 Nov). Be prepared. Don't forget to hand in Rough Draft II by Sunday, 8 November.
*Week VII Chapters 28 - 29:
9 - 13 November (Weekend of 14-15 November)
*Chapter 28, continued - Reform, Rebellion, and Reaction, 1960-19741975:
- Feminism
- Nixon Administration; Extending the Welfare State
- Achievements and Limitations of Liberalism
*Chapter 29 - Viet Nam and the Limits of Power, 1961-1975
- The "Hour of Maximum Danger";
The Arms Race - The Growing War in Viet Nam
- All-Out Cimmitment in Vietnam;
Preventing Another Castro - Polarized Nation: The War at Home;
1968
N.B. Are you keeping up on your Discussion Board postings? Don't fall behind.
*Week VIII Chapters 29 - 30:
16 - 20 November (Weekend of 21 - 22 November)
*Chapter 29, continued - Viet Nam and the Limits of Power, 1961-1975:
- Nixon and Detente
- Relations with the Soviet Union and China
- Anticommunism in the Third World; Legacy of Defeat
- Unwinnable War
*Chapter 30 - America Moves to the Right, 1969-1989:
- Nixon and the Rise of Postwar Conservatism;
Grassroots Movement and Courting the Right - The Electon of 1972; Watergate;
The Ford Presidency and 1976 Election - Jimmy Carter, the "Outsider"; Environmental Reform;
Human Rights Abroad - Intensificaton of the Cold War
N.B. Don't neglect your research paper. Keep working.
*Week IX Chapters 30 - 31:
23 - 25 November (Thanksgiving Holidays - Happy Thanksgiving!)
*Chapter 30, continued - America Moves to the Right, 1969-1989:
- Ronald Reagan and Conservative Ascendancy;
Appealing to the New Right - Free Etnerprise; the Economy
- Battles in the Courts and Congress;
Feminism on the Defensive; Gay and Lesbian Rights - The "Evil Empire"
N.B. EXAM III COMING UP (23-25 Nov). Your rough draft III is also due.
*Week X Chapter 31:
30 November - 4 December (Weekend of 5-6 December)
*Chapter 31 - The End of the Cold War and the Challenges of Globalization: Since 1989
- The Presidency of George H W Bush;
Gridlock - Wars: Persian Gulf and the Middle East;
End of the Cold War - The 1992 Election - "It's the Economy, Stupid"; Clinton's Promise of Change;
Moving to the Right; Impeachment - 1990s Boom; Globalization
- Internationalization of the United States
- George W Bush: Conservatism at Home and Radical Initiatives Abroad
- The Electon of 2000
- "Compassionate Conservative"
- Globalization of Terrorism; Unilateralism, Preemption, and the Iraq War
- Defining the Government's Role at Home and Abroad
N.B. We're getting close to the end of the quarter! Be sure you are caught up on all your work, including the DB.
*Week XI Review Chapters and Finish Research Papers:
7 - 11 December
*Review Chapters - 29-31:
- Review Key Terms of Chapters 29-31
- Understand factors in Globalization
- How has the study of history impacted your understanding of the world around you?
- How will you use your knowledge of history in the future?
Be prepared. Final Papers are due 11 December.
*Important Dates to Remember |
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| Examinations (Dates are approximate) | ||
| 18-20 October: | Exam I | |
| 5-7 November: | Midterm | |
| 23-25 November: | Exam III | |
| 10-11 December: | Final | |
Documentation/Research Assignments: |
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| Weekend of 10-11 October: | Citation Exercise Part due | |
| Weekend of 17-19 October: | Paper Topic Selection due | |
| Weekend of 24-26 October: | Rough Draft I due | |
| Weekend of 7-8 November: | Rough Draft II due | |
| Wednesday, 25 November: | Rough Draft III due | |
| Friday, 11 December 23:59:59 p.m.: | Final Paper due | |
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