| American History, 1865-present (H106) | Fall, 2000 |
| Steve Cox | |
| CA 217 Saturdays, Noon-2:40 |
History 106 is an introductory course to the American experience since 1865. Our efforts this semester will focus on the many challenges--social, economic, and political--facing the American people during this period of enormous change.
Required Texts
- A People and a Nation: A History of the United States, Vol. II (5th ed.) by Mary Beth Norton et.al.
- Three Negro Classics ("Up From Slavery," by Booker T. Washington; "The Souls of Black Folk," by W. E. B. DuBois)
- Hiroshima by John Hersey
Grades
Grades will be based on the following breakdown:
| First Exam 25% | Second Exam 25% |
| Final exam 30% | Paper 20% |
The three exams will be essay and short answer, based on both the text (Norton) and lectures. I will supply a study guide prior to each exam. While I do not make specific weekly assignments in Norton, I am assuming you will have read chapters 17-20 by Sept. 30, chapters 21-24 by Nov. 4, and chapters 30, 31, 32, 33 by Dec. 16. A short paper due on Oct. 21 will focus on issues raised in Washington and DuBois (Three Negro Classics).
Reading Schedule and Lecture Topics
| Aug 26 | Introduction to class; Reconstruction |
| Sept 2 | Agriculture/Industrialization |
| 9 | Industrialization/Immigration |
| 16 | Labor/Politics |
| 23 | 1890s watershed and America Overseas |
| 30 | First Exam (Norton, chs. 17-20 and lecture notes) |
| Oct 7 | Progressivism |
| 14 | Progressivism; TR and the World |
| 21 | Paper due; the world of Washington and DuBois; 1920s |
| 28 | 1920s, Hoover and FDR |
| Nov 4 | Second Exam (Norton, Chs. 21-24 and lecture notes) |
| 11 | Depression and New Deal |
| 18 | Hiroshima due World War II and early postwar years |
| 25 | Thanksgiving break - - No Class |
| Dec 2 | Nuclear world, Cold War; politics in the 50s and 60s |
| 9 | Domestic Crises and Foreign Realignments |
| 16 | Final Exam (Norton, Chs. 30, 31, 32,33 and lecture notes) |