The following is a tentative schedule of the main topics we
will
examine during the semester. This is only a tentative schedule and I
reserve
the right to make necessary changes at any time. You are responsible
for
staying abreast of all schedule changes. This flexibility will allow us
to make changes that reflect your particular interests so feel free to
let me know if you have an interest or activity that you would like to
see addressed in this course.
UNIT I CHAPTERS 16-20
1/23
The Legacy of Reconstruction
1/25
The Subjugation of American
Indians 1860-1890
1/30
Farmers and the Rise of
Populism
2/7
The Rise of Big Business and
Labor
2/6
Continued
2/8
Gilded Age Cities and Politics
2/13
EXAM
I
UNIT II CHAPTERS 21-24
2/15
US
Expansionism
2/20
Continued
2/22
Progressivism
2/27
Continued
2/29
WWI
3/5
Continued
3/7
EXAM II
Book Review Approval Date:
MARCH 21
UNIT III CHAPTERS 25-28
3/19
The 1920s
3/21
Crash and Depression
3/26
The New Deal
3/28
Continued
4/2
Isolationism and WWII
4/4
Continued
4/9
Origins of the Cold War
4/11
EXAM
III
Book Reviews Due: APRIL
23
UNIT IV CHAPTERS 29-33
4/16
1950s
4/18
The Civil Rights Movement
4/23
JFK, LBJ and the 1960s
4/25
Continued
4/30
Vietnam
5/2
Watergate and Reagan
5/6
End of the Cold War and Beyond
5/9
EXAM
IV
