| American Civilization 101 Spring 2007 Student Update May 14, Week 17, 'tis Almost Over! Syllabus Topics |
| February 5 ---Finished Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction; Next Compromise of 1877, 19th Century Mindset and Socialization, and Industrialization. February 8 ---19th Century mindset continued; the socialization process; and the Collaborative assignment: Please read Slave Reparations, then break out into groups of 3-5 and be prepare to engage in a full class discussion. February 13-15 ---In light of the "lively" discussion on Slave Reparations, I will conduct my lecture on "Affirmative Action." This is an "interactive exercise," hence all students must be present and you will be responsible for the rationale in support for the "contemporary" arguments on slave reparations: Compensatory Justice, Social Contract, Race/Gender Relevance, Qualitative vs. Quantative Analysis. The definitions for these arguments are not available on the website...so please attend and participate class! February 20 ---Note: Before we begin Industrialization, a 10-15 question scantron quiz on Executive and Congresstional Reconstruction, plus the 19th Century mindsets will be administered on February 20 ---Industrialization via Grangers, Populist, and Progressives February 27: Video: Building the Transcontinental Railroad February 29: ---Round-Table discussion for Tuesday, February 27. Please familiarize yourself with the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and the Haymarket Riot of 1886. You can use any of the reading sources assigned in class (Tindall, Digital History, etc.) March 4 ---Early 20th Century and the democratization of America: Constitutional and Legislative reforms. March 8 ---Scantron Quiz on industrialization next Thursday. Click here for review sheet! Potential midterm questions scheduled for week 10 (Thursday, March, 22nd) Provide a critical analysis on the presidential and congessional reconstruction policies of the 1860s. Provide a critical analysis on the impact of industrialization on 19th century America. March 22--Click here for take home midterm due Thursday, March 29! April 10 Immigration via Industrialization American Style! Video: Go Back to Mexico! or China, or Iraq, or ????? |
| April 12 Please familiarize yourself with the salient (main) points on the themes below. I am scheduling a closed book/notes scantron quiz for next Thursday, April 19. Summary of the "Ironies of the Progressive Era" (Focus only on Roman numeral "I" on this page) A Segregated Society Cuban Independence and the Platt Amendment Roosevelt's Corollary (1904) to the Monroe Doctrine (1823) Immigratoin: The Greatest Irony |
| April 16: The Great War, Roaring Twenties, and the Great Depression Please finish the Cuban Missile Crisis and The Sixties The three page typwrtten critique on Cuban Missile Crisis is May, 3rd in hardcopy format and in class--NO EXCEPTIONS!. Five page typwritten critique on The Sixties is due in hardcopy format on Tuesday, May 22nd at 10:30am--NO EXCEPTIONS! April 19: The Great War and more Ironies: Espionage Act of 1917, Sedition Act of 1918, US v Debs, 1918 Schenk v Us and Abrams v US, 1919 April 24: Roaring Twenties and Great Depression Revisited April 26: Video: When the Bubble Burst! (not for extra credit) May 1: The Great Psychological Depression; Road to War and Recovery Critique on Cuban Missile Crisis is due this Thursday (no exceptions) Critique on The Sixties is due May 22 by 10:30am (no exceptions) Click here for critique format May 8 & May 10 The Great Depression, Rise in Nationalism, WWII, and the Cold War: Containment & Massivie Retaliation Round-Table discussion: The Cuban Missile Crisis Please be advised that I will no longer award 5 extra credit points for the office visit. May 14: Tuesday/Thursday comments on Cuban Missile Crisis and the Sixities! May 22: Final critque on the SIXITIES is due by 10:30am (no exceptions!) |