Glendale Community CollegeWeek OneWeek TwoWeek ThreeWeek FourWeek FiveWeek SixWeek SevenWeek EightWeek NineWeek TenWeek ElevenTues. Nov. 2 Post war world stageWeek TwelveWeek ThirteenWeek FourteenWeek FifteenTues. Nov. 30 Current EventsFord/CarterWeek SixteenWeek SeventeenAttendance PolicyGradingGrading ScaleGlendale Community College Fall 2004 Course Title: The History of the United States 1870-Present Course Code: His 104 Section: 2734 Class Meetings: Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00-11:15 Location: Stadium Instructor: Donna Allen Instructor’s Telephone Number: 623-932-5563 Leave a message and a time when I can return your call. E-mail [email protected] Course Description: The political, social and economic development of the United States from Reconstruction to the present. Textbook: America: Past and Present by Robert Divine et el. Seventh Edition, Volume II (New York: Addison Wesley Longman Inc.) 2004Course Outline Unit I-Transition to Urban/Industrial Society 1865-1900 Chapters 16-21 Week One Tues. Aug. 24 1st class meeting Introductions Discussion of History/Historians Thur. Aug. 26 Aftermath of the Civil War Westward Expansion 1st assignment discussion groups Week Two Tues. Aug. 31 Current Events Westward Expansion—Frontier Mentality Discussion on the “Frontier Thesis” Thurs. Sept. 2 Rural/Urban Transition Discussion-“The Third Wave” Discussion Groups Week Three Tues. Sept. 7 Current Events Industrialization Thurs. Sept. 9 Industrialization Con’t Discussion on Attitudes Discussion Groups Week Four Tues. Sept. 14 Current Events Reactions—Urban, Class Society Reactions—Rural Populists Thurs. Sept. 16 Quiz I Presidents/American Foreign Policy Discussion on the shift in attitude Discussion on America’s Place? Discussion Groups Week Five Tues. Sept. 21 Presentations/Test Thurs. Sept. 23 Presentation/Test Papers Due Unit II—The Progressive Era 1900-1945 Chapters 22-27Week Six Tues. Sept. 28 The Progressives—Setting the Stage Current Events Thurs. Sept. 30 The Progressives—Social Justice Election of 1912 Discussion on how to implement social justice 2nd Assignment discussion groups Week Seven Tues. Oct. 5 Current Events Wilson’s Administration World War I Thurs. Oct 7 World War I—The Treaty of Versailles Discussion on US/World Relations Discussion Groups Week Eight Tues. Oct. 12 Current Events Transition from war Thurs. Oct 14 The Great Depression FDR and the New Deal Discussion on the impact of the New Deal Discussion Groups Week Nine Tues. Oct. 19 Current Events World War II Thurs. Oct. 21 Quiz II World War II Discussion on the end the war Discussion Groups Week Ten Tues. Oct. 26 Debate/Test Thurs Oct. 28 Debate/Test Unit III—Modern/Post Modern America 1945-2004 Chapters 28-33Week Eleven Tues. Nov. 2 Post war world stage Current Events Thurs. Nov. 4 Post war con’t Korea The Cold War begins Discussion on the changing position of the US 3rd Assignment discussion groups Week Twelve Tues. Nov. 9 Current Events American Society of the 1950’s Discussion—Legacy of the 1950’s Discussion Groups Thurs. Nov. 11 Veteran’s Day---No Class Week Thirteen Tues. Nov. 16 Current Events US and the world Vietnam Thurs. Nov. 18 Kennedy/Johnson Vietnam Con’t Discussion—What is a “Just war” Discussion Groups 1st short essay due Week Fourteen Tues. Nov. 23 Current Events Movements Nixon Supreme Court Discussion on Movements Discussion on Nixon Discussion Groups Thurs. Nov. 25 Thanksgiving Holiday—No Class Week Fifteen Tues. Nov. 30 Current Events Ford/Carter Reagan/Bush Thurs.