American History III syllabus

Review: Modern America

Readings Brinkley, 374-86, 388-401.

The Depression
Life in the Great Depression
Revival of Hope
Cold War Affluence

Readings. Brinkley, 447-62, 464-82; Heller, Catch-22.

War In Peace
Wealth & What It Buys
Life in the Fifties

Cold War Without the Cold War

Readings.  Brinkley, 522-38; Thelen, Becoming Citizens in the Age of Television.

Acting Out
Images & Realities
Redefining Realities
 
The Depression & New Deal

Readings Brinkley, 403-416, 418-26.

The New Deal
Movement & Reactions
The Wake of the New Deal

Testing Assumptions

Readings Brinkley, 484-99; Malcolm X Speaks.

Realities of American Freedom
The Limits of Consumerism
Good Guys vs. Bad Guys?

A New World Order

Readings.  Brinkley, 522-38, 540-63.

Cold War Habits in a Post-Cold War World
Thinking Globally...or not


World War Two

Readings Brinkley, 428-45.

April 14. Essay #1 Due.

U.S. Involvement
V is for Victory
Making the Peace

The Sixties

Readings Brinkley, 501-20; Malcolm X Speaks

The Making of "the Sixties"
The Generation of '68
Nixon

To be announced....
Conference out of town....

Restoration Without Reflection

Readings Brinkley, 501-20.

May 12. Essay #2 Due.

The New Rules
Back to "Normalcy"

Faith-Based Solutions

Issues Ahead

June 9. Essay #3 Due.

Readings.  Brinkley, 522-38, 540-63.

Human Rights
The Resolution of Conflict
The Future