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Instructor:
Larry Willoughby 512-223-6686 |
US History 2 |
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Courses:
US
History 1 |
HISTORY
1302: UNITED STATES HISTORY 2 COURSE SYLLABUS Should you lose this syllabus, obtain
a replacement from me immediately. (Important: Be sure to check the section
number against the one printed on your registration receipt printout or
personal course schedule printout supplied by the College. If you do not
have such, obtain one from an ACC Admissions and Records Office. If the
section number on the printout does not match the one on this syllabus,
telephone me immediately. Do not assume that you are enrolled in this
section just because you intended to enroll in it. Students sometimes
punch in the wrong section number when they register.)
OFFICE HOURS: To Be Announced OFFICE: Building A, Room 2283, Riverside Campus,
1020 Grove Blvd. OFFICE PHONE: 223-6686 If I am not available, please
leave a message. When doing so, please speak your name and phone number
slowly and distinctly. FAX NUMBER: 223-6799. (Please call before you
send a fax message and then call again to confirm that I have received
it.) E-MAIL ADDRESS: jlw@austin.cc.tx.us (Generally for emergencies or to provide factual
information. For questions or requests, please telephone me.) ACC HISTORY PROGRAM'S WEB SITE: http://www2.austin.cc.tx.us/history
MAILING ADDRESS: Larry Willoughby, Austin Community
College, Riverside Campus, 1020 Grove Blvd., Austin, TX 78741 CAMPUS MAILBOX: I have a box at the Riverside Campus,
Building A, Room 2209. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is a 3 hour survey course that studies the history
of the United States from 1877 to the present. COURSE RATIONALE: History
is basically a study of the people who have come before us. A course of
this nature attempts to analyze and to interpret those people and the
events that shaped their lives. An understanding of history can give a
long-range perspective to your life without which it might be impossible
to be truly human. (Think what it would be like if you had no personal
memory-if you had to go through life not knowing anything that had happened
to you before the present moment.) Also, history partially reveals the
nature of individual persons and of human societies-their strengths and
weaknesses, humanity and inhumanity, rationality and irrationality, progress
and regression, etc. It may even suggest something about the ultimate
meaning of life itself. A study of history also gives us information about
how people who experienced life before our time tried to solve problems
that confronted their societies. Some of these problems continue to plague
humankind today. Examining the problems of the past and the attempts to
solve them offers possible suggestions for solving the problems of the
present. History 1302 fulfills 3 of the required
6 hour Texas legislative requirement for history. COMMON COURSE OBJECTIVES: For the Common Course Objectives for History
1302, please reference the history website at http://www.austincc.edu/history. ATTENDANCE POLICY: The policy of Austin Community College
and the policy of this course requires you to attend class. More than
three unexcused absences will subject you to a possible grade penalty
or withdrawal. WITHDRAWAL POLICY: A student may withdraw from class
at any time before TBA. Remember,
it is the student's responsibility to withdraw, not the instructor.
After
the TBA deadline, a letter grade (A,B,C,D,F) must be given. TESTING POLICY: Tests will be given in the classroom
on the assigned day. The testing center is not used in this class. If
you do not make a 70 on a test, you must retake it and pass it within
two weeks. No exceptions. After taking the retest and passing, it will
be averaged in with the other test scores as a 70. GRADING POLICY: There will be three tests during the
semester. Each will count 25% of the final grade. There will be one media
review and one book review required of every student. Each review will
count 12.5% of the final grade. (90 to 99 avg = A; 80 to 89 avg = B; 70
to 79 avg =C; 69 or below = F) INCOMPLETE POLICY: No incompletes will be given in this
course. SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY: Acts prohibited by the College for
which discipline may be administered include scholastic dishonesty, including
but not limited to cheating on exam or quiz, plagiarizing, and unauthorized
collaboration with another in preparing outside work. Academic work submitted by students shall be
the result of their thought, research or self-expression. Academic work is defined as, but not limited
to tests, quizzes, whether taken electronically or on paper; projects,
either individual or group; classroom presentations, and homework. Students caught cheating will receive an F for
the class. PRIVACY POLICY: The Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act protects confidentiality of your educational records. Grades cannot be given over the phone, posted,
over e-mail, or through a fellow student. STUDENT DISABILITIES: Each ACC campus offers support services for students with documented
physical or psychological disabilities. Students with disabilities must request reasonable
accommodations through the Office of Students with Disabilities on the
campus where they expect to take the majority of their classes. Students
are encouraged to do this three weeks before the start of the semester. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY: Students will engage in a variety of learning
activities. Class time will be devoted to lectures and class discussions.
Films, recordings, textbook readings, and other handouts will also be
part of the class activity. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: The
study, respect, and exercise of First Amendment freedoms are integral
aspects of this course, so class debate and discussion is encouraged.
However, freedom demands responsibility; therefore, respect for
the opinions and ideas of your classmates is expected.
The free exchange of information is vital to the pursuit of learning. MEDIA REVIEW Each student must submit one media review.
The review will be due on TBA. The
length of the review should be from 1000 to 1200 words. The review should
be typed. This review will count 12.5% of the final grade. Media, in its
broadest sense, means any or all of the methods by which information is
communicated. Examples include movies, television, newspapers, books,
magazines, music, personal interaction and experiences, etc. History,
the accumulated record of human experience, relies upon past and present
sources to accurately portray the events and people that have influenced
our world. These sources are information gathered from a variety of media.
This review should emphasize this relationship between our vision of history
and the methods and sources from which it is written. In choosing a media review topic, the only
requirement is that it must have some historical relevance. The review
might describe how certain media sources (newspaper articles, a TV program,
a movie, a book, etc.) treat particular social or political issues. Or
the review might focus on one topic and analyze the way a variety of sources
portray it (movies and TV treatment of Native Americans or the family
or women). The review might discuss the subjective nature of certain media
presentations (such as biased press coverage of an event, an article slanted
for political purposes, or a movie that tries to sell a message). The
review may relate personal experiences or those of your friends or family.
You are to analyze the sources - the media images - of a particular issue
or event. In writing your media review, briefly report
on the thesis (the main idea) of your paper. Use as many media examples
as possible to illustrate and analyze your observations and views. This
is a personal essay, so inject your opinions on why and how media shapes
our perspectives on life - in other words, how does media shape history?
Some media sources include: Movies Advertising Television Newspapers Music
Museums/Historical Sites Books Personal Interviews Art Family Histories
Magazines Internet. These only are only suggestions. Be creative
and feel free to write on any topic. Please see me before you begin so
I can suggest sources, advise on the paper's format, and clarify any questions
you may have. BOOK REVIEW Each student must submit one critical book
review. The book review due date will be announced. The length of the
review should be approximately 1000 to 1200 words. The review should be
typed. This review will count 12.5% of the final grade. The book you select
must meet two requirements. First, it must cover the time frame and general
topic of this course (either U.S. History I, U.S. History II, or Texas
History). Second,
the book must be a scholarly history book - not a pictorial history or
a historical novel. It must be non-fiction, but it can relate to any historical
topic or be a biography on any historical figure. In
writing a critical book review, there are two skills which you must demonstrate.
(1)
Summary/Report - summarize the author's intent and purpose in writing
the book; give an overall review of the major topics covered; report on
the historical theme that runs throughout the book with specific examples
of important events and/or people; report on specific ideas in the book
that illustrate the author's thesis; this part of the review should be
around 700 to 800 words. (2)
Evaluation/Critique - evaluate the book from your own perspective; describe
the book's strengths and weaknesses; relate what you learned from the
book and give examples of parts
you found interesting or boring; describe the author's point of view and
analyze his/her success in putting forth the book's thesis and central
themes; this section of the review should be from 300 to 500 words. After
you have selected a book, please see me for approval and suggestions. UNIT 1 Study Guide - Learning Objectives 1.
Discuss the Compromise of 1877 and the consequences that resulted into
the 20th century. 2.
Describe the deterioration of civil, social, political, and economic rights
for Blacks in the South after 1877. 3.
Cite the methods devised by white southerners to implement the "Jim
Crow" era. 4.
Review the various responses of Black leadership to the post-reconstruction
period. 5.
Discuss the historical views on the significance of the American frontier.
6.
Contrast the cultural features of the Plains Indians with other Native
American societies. 7.
Trace the governmental policy toward the Native Americans from 1867-68
to 1890. 8.
Discuss the manner in which the Americans rationalized and justified the
killing, enslaving, and stealing of Indian lands. 9.
Identify the consequences as America moved into the industrial age. 10.
Review the three reform movements that appeared in response to the industrial
age. 11.
Analyze the political conflicts that arose between urban and rural interests
in the late 19th century. 12.
Review the rise of the "New Manifest Destiny" and the resulting
consequences for American foreign policy. 13.
Discuss the moral implications of the "imperial mentality."
14.
Trace the evolution of Progressive reform from Roosevelt to Wilson. 15.
Review the successes and failures of the women's movement. Identify the following and discuss
the significance/relevance: Jim
Crow Laws
J.P. Morgan Redeemers Samuel Gompers 13th,
14th, 15th Amendments Eugene V. Debs Plessy
vs. Ferquson Haymarket
Square Riot Booker
T. Washington Knights of Labor Atlanta
Compromise Populists W.E.B.
DuBois Charles Macune Niagara
Movement Progressives NAACP Susan B. Anthony Sitting
Bull
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Crazy
Horse
Jane Addams Black
Kettle
Margaret Sanger Quanah
Parker Jane McCallum Dawes
Act Boss System Wounded
Knee William Jennings Bryan Red
River Wars
Sherman Act Buffalo
Soldiers
Maine Medicine
Lodge Creek Council William Randolph Hearst General
George Custer Joseph Pulitzer Charles
Goodnight Muckrakers Chisholm
Trail
Yellow Journalism
Vaqueros Open Door Policy Henry
Ford
Big Stick Policy Thomas
Edison Dollar Diplomacy Andrew
Carnegie Missionary Diplomacy John
D. Rockefeller
UNIT 2 Study Guide
- Learninq Objectives 1. Review the alliances
and imperialistic policies that led to World War I. 2. Analyze the debate
over America's entrance into World War I. 3. Discuss the reasons the U.S.
finally entered the war. 4. Describe Wilson's
goals at the conclusion of the war and why his global idealism failed.
5. Review the psychology,
the image, and the reality of the "Roarin' 20s." 6. Identify the social
and political events that characterized the 1920s. 7. Discuss the causes
of the Crash of '29 and the subsequent depression. 8. Analyze the Hoover
and the Republican response to the depression from 1929 until 1933. 9. Discuss the New
Deal philosophy and the measures taken by FDR to combat the depression.
10. Review the opposition
to FDR and his New Deal policies. 11. Analyze the short
and long term effects of the New Deal. 12. Compare America's
decision to enter World War II with the 13. Identify the leaders
and the strategy of the U.S. two front war with the Axis
powers. 14. Review the Manhattan
Project and Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb. 15. Discuss the legacy
of World War II. 16. Discuss the various
viewpoints on the emergence of the Cold War. Identify
the following and discuss the significance/relevance: . Allied
Powers Hoovervilles Central
Powers Brain Trust Lusitania Eleanor Roosevelt U-Boats Frances Perkins Zimmermann
Note Huey Long Edward
House
Court Packing Scheme Treaty
of Versailles
Woody Guthrie Bolsheviks Nye Committee Fourteen
Points
Neutrality Acts League
of Nations
Harlem Renaissance Lend
Lease Act
Langston Hughes Axis
Powers
Pearl Harbor Sacco
and Vanzetti
Nazi Marcus
Garvey
Red Scare Adolph
Hitler
Iron Curtain A.
Mitchell Palmer
Benito Mussolini Ku
Klux Klan
Hidecki Tojo Charles
Lindbergh
Winston Churchill Scopes
Trial
Josef Stalin Teapot
Dome Scandal
Mao Zedong Ernest
Hemingway
Dwight D. Eisenhower H.L.
Mencken
Audie Murphy Scott
Joplin
Hiroshima Lemon
Jefferson
Marshall Plan Berlin
Crisis
NATO Containment
Policy Korean
War D-Day
UNIT
3 Study Guide - Learninq Objectives 1.
Discuss the factors that led to McCarthyism and describe the results of
that period. 2. Review the goals, successes, and
failures of the Civil Rights movement. 3. Contrast the style and substance
of the Eisenhower years to that of the JFK years. 4. Trace the evolution of reform from
JFK through the LBJ administration. 5. Discuss the ethnic origins of American
popular music and its relationship to the emergence of rock and roll.
6. Trace the events of American involvement
in Viet Nam from 1954 to 1974. 7. Analyze the image versus reality
of 1960s society. 8. Discuss the leaders of the Civil
Rights movement, from MLK to Malcolm X to the Black Power advocates. 9. Review the causes and consequences
of the Watergate scandal. 10. Contrast the political leadership
in the U.S. from Nixon through Clinton. 11. Discuss the energy crisis of the
1970s and its impact on American policy. 12. Analyze American military intervention
during the 1980s in Central America. 13. Review the re-alignment of the
American party system from the 1960s through the 1990s. 14. Discuss the effects of the collapse
of communism on American foreign policy. 15. Describe the role and importance
of "media" in the social and political lives of Americans from
the 1960s through the 1990s. Identify
the following and discuss significance/relevance: Joe
McCarthy Tonkin
Gulf Resolution HUAC Cesar Chavez Blacklist Ralph Nader
John
Henry Faulk Tet
Offensive J.
Frank Dobie NOW
Brown
vs. Topeka Board of Education Bob
Dylan Rosa
Parks Beatles
Montgomery
Bus Boycott Janis
Joplin Martin
Luther King, Jr. Chicago
Seven Nikita
Khruschev Black
Panthers U-2
Spy Plane George
Wallace Fidel
Castro Neil
Armstrong Elvis
Presley J.
Edgar Hoover Chuck Berry Cambodian
Invasion Buddy
Holly Kent
State Massacre Bay
of Pigs Invasion Spiro
Agnew Cuban
Missile Crisis Barbara
Jordan New
Frontier Camp
David Peace Accords Great
Society Iranian
Hostage Crisis Civil
Rights Act of 1964 Reaganomics
Voting
Rights Act of 1965 Mikhail
Gorbachov Earl
Warren Gulf
War Clinton
Impeachment Trial 9/11 |