HIST 106 Revised Syllabus:
September 20: The Rise of Industrial America
September 22: Response to the Industrial Revolution
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September 27: American Imperialism
Film: Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War
September 29: Continue Film: Crucible of Empire
Read: A People's History, Chapter 12.
Exam #1 Review
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October 4: Exam #1
October 6: The Progressive Movement: Radicals & Reformers
Read: A People's History, Chapter 13.
October 11: The Progressive Movement Continued…
***Discussion of Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives
October 13: Fall Break- No Classes
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October 18: The Great War
October 20: The American Public Goes to War, Armistice & Aftermath
Read: A People's History, Chapter 14.
***DUE: Response Paper #2
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October 25: The 1920s: Modern America & A Society in Conflict
Oct 27: The Great Crash, Depression, and New Deal
Read: A People's History, Chapter 15
Exam #2 Review
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November 1: Exam #2
November 3: Prelude to War
November 8: The War Continues…
Film: American Experience: America and the Holocaust
November 10: The End of WWII & The Cold War Abroad
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November 15: The Cold War at Home
Read: A People's History, Chapter 16.
***DUE: Response Paper # 3
November 17: The Cold War continued…
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------November 21-25: Thanksgiving Break-No Classes
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November 29: The Early Civil Rights Movement
Dec. 1: Film: The Untold Story of Emmet Louis Till
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December 6: The Civil Rights Movement continued…
Read: A People's History, Chapter 17
December 8: Final Exam Review
***DUE: Response Paper on Anne Moody's, Coming of Age in Mississippi
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Finals Week: December 12-16, 2016
Final Exam TBA
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