U.S. HISTORY II
AMST 202—Spring 2003
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Colin
S. Cavell, Ph.D. Class UT: 9:30-10:45 Office
Hours: By appointment VOICE: 449999, Ext. 5277 (W) |
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Course Room No.: S17-229 INTERNET: cscpo@arts.uob.bh Office No.: S17-263729091 (H) |
Survey of U.S. history from the end of the era of
Reconstruction to the present. The rise
of new constitutional and political developments, America’s ascent to
industrial supremacy, America’s rise as a world power, World War I, the Great
Depression, World War II, the Cold War, social, political and cultural changes
since the 1960s, and the rise of neo-conservatism and neo-liberalism.
Grading Policy: 20%
for Attendance*; 20% for the Class Presentation; 20% for the Midterm Exam; 20%
for the Research Paper; and 20% for the Final Exam. A Guidelines sheet will be
distributed outlining the requirements for your Class Presentation and for your
Research Paper.
Attendance Policy*: Attendance in class is mandatory. As well, you are expected to follow the syllabus and accordingly
be prepared for each day’s class. This
means that you must read the pre-assigned readings before class so that you
will be prepared to discuss and debate in class the subject matter scheduled
for that day and answer questions related to the issues being covered. NOTE:
TURN OFF all cell phones during class.
·
Absence
from class may be made up by preparing a two-page,
typed (i.e. using maximum 12
point font size and maximum double-spaced text with one-inch margin on all
sides), summary on the missed
material scheduled to be covered the day(s) of your absence.
Required
Texts:
Cincotta, Howard, ed. 1994.
An Outline of American History.
Washington, D.C.: United States
Information Agency.
Information USA [CD-ROM]. April 1999.
Washington, D.C.: United States
Information Agency.
Feb. 16: Introduction to U.S. History:
What is history? What is its
utility? Recapitulation of U.S. History
I and Prologue to U.S. History II
Feb.
18: Growth and Transformation
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. VII,
“Technology and Change,” “Carnegie and the Era of Steel,” “Corporations
and Cities”
Feb. 23: Growth and Transformation
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. VII, “Railroads, Regulation and the Tariff,”
“Revolution in Agriculture”
Feb. 25: Growth and Transformation
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. VII, “The Divided South,” “The Last Frontier,” “The
Plight of the Indians”
Mar. 2:
Growth and Transformation
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. VII, “Ambivalent Empire,” “The Canal and the
Americas,” “United States and Asia”
Mar. 4:
[Al-Hijra New Year Holiday 1424]
Mar. 9:
Discontent and Reform
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. VIII, “Agrarian Distress and the Rise of Populism,”
“The Struggles of Labor”
Mar. 11: Discontent and Reform
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. VIII, “The Reform Impulse,” “Roosevelt’s Reforms,”
“Taft and Wilson,” “A Nation of Nations,” “Transforming a Nation: A Picture Profile”
Mar. 12-13: [Ashura Holiday]
Mar. 16: War, Prosperity and Depression
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. IX, “War and Neutral Rights,” “United States Enters
World War I,” “The League of Nations,”
Mar. 18: War, Prosperity and Depression
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. IX, “Postwar Unrest,” “The Booming 1920s”
Mar. 23: War, Prosperity and Depression
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. IX, “Tensions Over Immigration,” “Clash of
Cultures,” “The Great Depression”
Mar. 25: The New Deal and World War
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. X, “Roosevelt and the New Deal,” “Unemployment,”
“Agriculture,” “Industry and Labor”
Mar. 30: The New Deal and World War
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. X, “The Second New Deal,” “A New Coalition”
Apr. 1: The
New Deal and World War
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. X, “Eve of World War II,” “Japan, Pearl Harbor and
War,” “The War in North Africa and Europe,” “The War in the Pacific”
Apr. 6: The
New Deal and World War
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. X, “The Politics of War,” “War, Victory and the
Bomb,” “The Rise of Industrial Unions”
Apr. 8:
Midterm Exam
Apr. 12-16: [Mid-Semester
Break]
Apr. 20: Postwar America
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XI, “Consensus and Change,” “Cold War Aims,” “Harry
Truman’s Leadership” “Origins of the Cold War,” “Containment,” “The Cold War in
Asia and the Middle East”
Apr. 22: Postwar America
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XI, “Eisenhower and the Cold War,” “The Cold War at
Home,” “The Postwar Economy:
1945-1960,” “The Fair Deal,” “Eisenhower’s Approach,” “The Culture of
the 1950s”
Apr. 27: Postwar America
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XI, “Origins of the Civil Rights Movement,”
“Desegregation”
Apr. 29: Decades of Change
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XII, “Kennedy and the New Frontier,” “Lyndon
Johnson and the Great Society”
May 4:
Decades of Change
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XII, “Confrontation Over Cuba,” “The Space Program”
May 6:
Decades of Change
Readings: Cincotta,
Ch. XII, “The War in Vietnam”
May 11:
Decades of Change
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XII, “Détente,” “Nixon’s Accomplishments and
Defeats,” “The Ford Interlude,” “The
Carter Years,” “Post-Vietnam Foreign Policy”
May 13:
Decades of Change
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XII, “The Civil Rights Movement: 1960-1980,” “The Women’s Movement,” “The
Latino Movement,” “The Native American Movement,” “The Counter-Culture and
Environmentalism,” “Turmoil and Change:
A Picture Profile,” “21st Century Nation: A Picture Profile”
May 14:
[Prophet’s Birthday Holiday]
May 18:
Toward the 21st Century
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XIII, “A Society in Transition,” “Conservatism and
the Rise of Ronald Reagan,” “The Economy in the 1980s”
May 20:
Toward the 21st Century
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XIII, “Foreign Affairs,” “U.S.-Soviet Relations,” “Space
Shuttle”
May 25:
Toward the 21st Century
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XIII, “Iran-Contra and Black Monday”
May 27: Toward the 21st Century
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XIII, “The Presidency of George Bush,” “Budgets and
Deficits,” “End to the Cold War,” “A Nation of Immigrants”
June 1: Toward the 21st
Century
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XIII, “The Gulf War,” “Panama and NAFTA”
June 3: Toward the 21st Century
Readings: Cincotta, Ch. XIII, “1992 Presidential
Election,” “Afterword,” “Third Party and Independent Candidates”
June 4: Last day of class; Review
June 10, 2003: Final Exam 11:30-13:30
June 19: Last day for
submitting second semester’s grades