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
1/16
The Legacy of Reconstruction
1/23
Farmers and the Rise of
Populism
1/28
The Rise of Big Business and
Labor
1/30
Continued
2/4
Gilded Age Cities and Politics
2/6
EXAM
I
UNIT
II CHAPTERS 21-24
2/13
US
Expansionism
2/18
Continued
2/20
Progressivism
2/25
Continued
2/27
WWI
3/4
Continued
3/7
EXAM II
Book
Review Approval Date:
MARCH 20
UNIT
III CHAPTERS 25-28
3/18
The 1920s
3/20
Crash and Depression
3/25
The New Deal
3/27
Continued
4/1
Isolationism and WWII
4/3
Continued
4/8
Origins of the Cold War
4/10
EXAM
III
Book
Reviews Due: APRIL 17
UNIT
IV CHAPTERS 29-33
4/15
1950s
4/17
The Civil Rights Movement
4/22
JFK, LBJ and the 1960s
4/24
Continued
4/29
Vietnam
5/1
Watergate and Reagan
5/6
End of the Cold War and Beyond
5/8
EXAM
IV
