Syllabus

History 2341 – Depression America, 1929-1941

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Fall, 2006

August 29	Orientation, Distribution of Course Materials
August 31	Discussion, "Cycles of American History"
September 5	Video, "1929"
September 7	Discussion, "The Crash and Early Depression"
September 12	Discussion of Reading Objectives, Chapters 1-2
September 15	Video, "After the Crash"
September 19	Discussion, "Herbert Hoover's Tragic Presidency"
September 21	No Class - East Texas Historical Association Meeting
September 26	Discussion of Reading Objectives, Chapters 3-4
September 28	Unit I Exam
October 3	Presentation, "FDR as a National Leader"
October 5	Video, "FDR"
October 10	Discussion, "The New Deal Work Programs in Central Texas"
October 12	Discussion of Reading Objectives, Chapters 5-6
October 17	Video, "Surviving the Dust Bowl"
October 19	Presentation, Water and Wires: Flood Control and Electricity in the Lower Colorado River Valley"
October 24	Discussion of Reading Objectives, Chapters 7-8
October 26	Unit 2 Exam
October 31	Video, "Huey Long"
November 2	Discussion, "Texas Democrats and the Court Fight of 1937," pt. 1
November 7	Discussion, "Texas Democrats and the Court Fight of 1937," pt. 1
November 9	Discussion of Reading Objectives, Chapters 10-11
November 14	Discussion, "The Election of a Texas New Dealer: Lyndon Johnson's 1937 Race for Congress"
November 16	Discussion of Reading Objectives, Chapter 12
November 21	Unit 3 Exam
November 23	No Class - Thanksgiving
November 28	Presentation, "Celebrity Politics: W. Lee O'Daniel and the Power of Radio Entertainment in Depression-era Texas"
November 30	Discussion, "Democratic Dysfunction and Republican Emergence in Texas"
December 5	Discussion, "World War II Ends the Great Depression"
December 7	Discussion, "The Historical Impact of the New Deal"
December 12	Discussion of Reading Objectives, Chapters 13-15
December 14	Unit 4 Exam