11/19/07

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Syllabus

U.S. History

Course Overview

This class will present an overview of U.S. history since 1877. The class will explore general trends in political and social history, such as immigration, isolationism, wars, civil rights, and industrialization, as well as specific watershed events such as the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine, the Dust Bowl, the Watergate scandal, and the 9/11 terrorist incident. Students will examine these events through secondary literature and a variety of online primary sources, including newspaper articles, films, television clips, music recordings, radio programs, photographs, advertisements, and posters.

Schedule

Weeks 1-2                   Foundation of a new nation

Weeks 3                      Crisis of the Union and the Civil War

Project 1                      Letters of a turbulent time

Week 4                        Settling the West and the Rise of Industry

Week 5                        Immigration

Project 2                      Historical Interviews

Week 6                        Culture in America

Week 7                        Imperialism and Progressivism

Week 8                        The United States: Becoming a World Power

Week 9                        World War I

Week 10                      Boom and Bust

Project 3                      Industrialization: the Assembly Project

Week 11                      Global Struggles and WWII

Week 12                      The Cold War and Postwar America

Week 13                      A Time of Upheaval

Week 14                      The Civil Rights Movement

Week 15                      A Changing Society

Project 4                      Separate, but equal

Week 16                      America: A reflection of change through war

Week 17                      America: Functioning in a world that has gone global

Week 18                      Full Review