Professor Marilynn S. Johnson
204 Haley House
Office Hours: W 2:30-4:00
and by appointment
Office Phone: 552-8453

T.A.: Heather Fryer
105 Haley House
Office Hours: Tue. 4:45-6:15
and by appointment
Office Phone: 552-3778-2

 

HISTORY 182: AMERICAN CIVILIZATION SINCE 1877
Spring 1999, M&F 10
 
This course provides an overview of American history from Reconstruction to the present.  Focusing on the emergence of the United States as a leading industrial and military power, the course examines both national leaders as well as ordinary Americans of different race, class, and gender groups.  In terms of readings, we will pay particular attention to primary sources as a means of developing critical reading, writing, and interpretive skills.
 
 
Required Readings 
Course Requirements
Schedule of Class Meetings
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Required Readings:  (available at the bookstore)
  Course Requirements:

The course will include two lectures per week plus a Wednesday discussion section in which we will discuss assigned readings for the week (excluding the textbook).  Regular attendance and participation is required; excessive absences will have a serious and detrimental impact on your grade.

Class requirements include an in-class midterm, a final, and two 6-8 page papers.  In addition, students will prepare three short written assignments of their own choosing based on weekly reading assignments.  Grading will be based on the following formula:
 

 

Schedule of Class Meetings:

Week of Jan. 20: Introduction and Impeachment

Week of Jan. 25: The Postwar South and West Week of Feb. 1: Industrialization and Immigration Week of Feb. 8: Social Reform and Progressivism Week of Feb. 15: Overseas Expansion and World War I Week of Feb. 22:  The 1920s Week of March 1:  SPRING BREAK

Week of March 8:  The Great Depression and the New Deal

Week of March 15:  World War II Week of March 22: The Homefront and the Cold War Era Week of March 29: Postwar America Week of April 5:  The Civil Rights Movement Week of April 12:   60s Liberalism and the Vietnam Experience Week of April 19:  New Left, the Counterculture & the Women's Movement Week of April 26:  Nixon, Watergate, and the 1970s Week of May 3:  The Reagan-Bush Era
FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, May 6, 12:30 pm
 
 
 
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