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HISTORY 427 |
Professor Jules Tygiel |
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Spring, 2005 |
Science 224, x1119 or 1604 |
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E-Mail: HIST685@SFSU.EDU |
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Office Hours: TuTh 1-2; W 6-7 |
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1916-1945
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Frederick Lewis Allen, Only Yesterday |
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James Goodman, Stories of Scottsboro |
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David Kennedy, The American People in the Great Depression |
| Studs Terkel, 'The Good War' | |
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Robert H. Zieger,
America's Great War OR |
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(These texts are available at the school bookstore and on reserve at the library.) |
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING: The final grade will be determined by the results of four papers based on the course readings (50%), an internet research assignment (30%) and class participation and attendance (20%). All papers and exams are to be word processed and double-spaced. Instructions for the papers and research papers will be distributed separately. Papers are due on February 24, March 29, April 28, and May 26. Research papers are due on the final day of class (May 19). All research papers submitted by May 10 will receive a bonus of one-third of a grade. Class discussions are an important part of the course. All students are expected to have finished the reading assignments before each class session and should be prepared to answer questions and discuss the material at all sessions. Attendance will be graded as follows: 3 or fewer absences (A); 4-6 absences (B); 7-9 absences (C); 10-12 absences (D); more than 12 absences (F). There are no excused absences. |
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INTERNET AND MULTIMEDIA This course will use resources on the Internet and other types of media (videos, cd-roms) to enhance our understanding of the years between 1916 and 1945. The course will be taught in a “smart classroom,” giving us in-room access to the Internet and videos. The online version of this syllabus contains many links to various primary sources from this era: photographs, movies, speeches, songs, advertisements, radio broadcasts, and documents. In addition we will watch film clips from several videos that are not available on the Internet. We will use these materials during the class sessions to give us a sense of what life was like during these years and to stimulate our class discussions. Students will also be able to access these sources via the Internet when studying at home or writing papers. The following students in my Fall, 1999 History 660 course assisted in creating this interactive experiment: John Dobbs, Sandra Henderson, Michael Sheehan, Patrick Taylor, Marco Vincenti, John Williams. |
READING ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS SCHEDULE
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WORLD WAR I |
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February 1 |
Introduction/The Road To War
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February 3 |
Waging War Readings: Zieger,
Chapters 1,2, 4. OR
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February 8 |
The Home Front Readings:
Allen, Ch. 1; Zieger, Chapters 3-5 OR
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February 10 |
Internet Research Assignment
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| February 15 |
1919 Readings: Allen, Chapter 3; Zeiger pp. 187-215.
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February 17 |
The Peace Treaty and League of Nations Readings: Kennedy, Prologue; Allen, Ch. 2; Zieger, Chapters, 6-7. OR James and Wells, Ch. 4.
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THE ROARING 20S |
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February 22 |
The Business of America: Advertising in the 1920s and 1930s Readings: ; Kennedy, Chapter 1; Allen, Ch. 4, 6-7.
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February 24 |
Communications and Transportation Readings: Allen, Ch. 1, 8,9. FIRST PAPER DUE
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March 1 |
Women in the 1920s Readings: Allen, pp. 1-2, Ch. 5; Goodman, Ch. 1-7.
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March 3 |
Prohibition, Fundamentalism, the Klan Readings: Allen, pp. 52-57, 163-71, Ch. 10; Goodman, Ch. 1-10.
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March 8 |
Black America Readings: Zeiger 102-6, 126-35, 142-45, 205-7; Allen, 52-53; Goodman, Ch. 1-14.
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March 10 |
Speculation Readings: Allen, Ch. 11-13; Kennedy, pp. 34-41.
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March 15 |
Only Yesterday: An Assessment Readings: Allen, entire book.
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March 17 |
Causes of the Great Depression Readings: Allen, Ch. 11- 14; Kennedy, pp. 34-91.
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| March 22-24 |
Spring Break (No Class)
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| THE GREAT DEPRESSION | |
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March 29 |
Life in Depression America, 1929-33 Readings: Kennedy, pp. 84-94, 160-177, 190-99, Chapter 8. SECOND PAPER DUE
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| March 31 |
Cesar Chavez Day (No
Class)
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April 5 |
The Roosevelts Readings: Kennedy, pp. 94-159.
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April 7 |
The New Deal Readings: Kennedy, Chapters 5-9, 12.
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April 12 |
The New Deal Readings: Kennedy, Chapters 5-9, 11-12; Goodman, Ch. 15-25.
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April 14 |
The New Deal: The Working Class Readings: Kennedy, Chapter 10; Goodman, Ch. 26-36.
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April 19 |
African Americans in the 1930s Goodman, Ch. 1-43; Kennedy, 173-186, 194-211, 222-23.
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April 21 |
The Great Depression and New Deal: Evaluation and Assessment Readings: Kennedy, Chapters 5-12 (especially 12)
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April 26 |
Foreign Policy, 1933-41 Readings: Kennedy, Chapter 13. |
WORLD WAR II
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April 28 |
Pearl Harbor and the Early War Readings: Terkel, Book 1, especially pp. 19-37, 98-107. THIRD PAPER DUE
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May 3 |
The Home Front: The Mobilization Readings: Terkel, pp. 108-65, 225-253, 201-342.
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May 5 |
No Class: Advising Day
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| May 10 |
Fighting the War Readings: Terkel, Book 2 and pp. 343-384
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May 12 |
The War Experience: Women and Minorities Readings: Terkel, pp. 17-35, 143-56, 261-67, 274-79, 341-47, 387-401.
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May 17 |
The War Experience: Women and Minorities Readings: Readings: Terkel, pp. 19-37, 146-59, 264-82, 343-49, 387-401.
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May 19 |
Ending the War Readings: Terkel, Book 4. (Review Entire Book) INTERNET RESEARCH PAPER DUE |
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May 26 |
FOURTH PAPER DUE |