HISTORY 128
GROWTH OF AMERICAN CIVILIZATION II
Van Ells, Fall 2008
LECTURE & READING SCHEDULE
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WEEKS 1-2 (8/27 – 9/5)
RECONSTRUCTION
READINGS: Boyer, Ch. 16; Hoffman, Ch. 1.
WEEK 3 (9/8 – 9/11)
THE GILDED AGE I: THE OLD WEST & INDUSTRIALIZATION
READINGS: Boyer, Ch. 17 & 18; Hoffman, 2-3.
9/8: QUIZ 1
WEEK 4 (9/15 – 9/18)
THE GILDED AGE II: SOCIETY & CULTURE
READINGS: Boyer, Ch. 19.
9/15: QUIZ 2
WEEKS 5-6 (9/22 – 10/2)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS, 1877-1914
READINGS: Boyer, Ch. 20 (pp. 615-638 only) & 21; Hoffman, Ch. 5.
9/22: QUIZ 3
WEEK 7-8 (10/6 – 10/16)
AMERICA’S RISE TO WORLD POWER
READINGS: Boyer, Ch. 20 (pp. 638-646 only) & 22; Hoffman, Ch. 4 & 6.
10/6: EXAM 1
WEEK 9 (10/20 – 10/23)
THE ROARING TWENTIES
READINGS: Boyer, Ch. 23; Hoffman, Ch. 7.
10/20: QUIZ 4
WEEK 10 (10/27 – 10/30)
THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE NEW DEAL
READINGS: Boyer, Ch. 24; Hoffman, Ch. 8
10/27: QUIZ 5
WEEK 11 (11/3 – 11/6)
WORLD WAR II: AT HOME AND ABROAD
READINGS: Boyer, Ch. 25; Hoffman, Ch. 9.
11/3: QUIZ 6
11/5: LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM CLASS
WEEKS 12-13 (11/10 – 11/20)
THE COLD WAR: AT HOME AND ABROAD
READINGS: Boyer, Ch. 26 & 27; Hoffman, Ch. 10 & 11.
11/10: EXAM 2
WEEK 14 (11/24 – 11/26)
THE SIXTIES I: DIPLOMACY & POLITICS
READINGS: Boyer, 28 (pp. 886-909 only); Hoffman, Ch. 12.
11/24: QUIZ 7
THANKSGIVING BREAK
WEEK 15 (12/1 – 12/4)
THE SIXTIES II: VIETNAM & PROTEST
READINGS: Boyer, 28 (pp. 909-916 only) & 29; Ch. 13 & 14.
12/1: QUIZ 8
WEEK 16 (12/8 – 12/15)
AMERICA SINCE 1975
READINGS: Boyer, Ch. 30 & Ch. 31.
12/8: REVIEW PAPER DUE
FINAL EXAM: TIME AND PLACE TO BE ANNOUNCED