HISTORY 450 Professor Jules Tygiel

HISTORY 427	Professor Jules Tygiel
Spring, 2000	Science 224, x1119 or 1604
http://bss.sfsu.edu/tygiel	E-Mail: HIST685@SFSU.EDU
	Office Hours: Tu 3-4, W 6-7

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1916-1945

A NOTE TO VISITORS (PLEASE READ)

TEXTS:	Michael C.C. Adams, The Best War Ever
	Frederick Lewis Allen, Only Yesterday
	James Goodman, Stories of Scottsboro
	D. Clayton James and Ann Sharp Wells, America and the Great War, 1914-1920
	Robert McElvaine, The Great Depression
	(These texts are available at the school bookstore and on reserve at the library.)

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 22, March 16, April 25, and May 23. Research papers are due on the final day of class (May 18). All research papers submitted by May 4 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.

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. Be forewarned, however, that since these links contain photo, movie and sound elements, they work best with a high-speed connection. Those with slower connections, must have patience.

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. I am also grateful to Andrew Roderick for his invaluable assistance. I have relied heavily on resources that are already available on the Internet and I am deeply indebted to the individuals and institutions that have made these materials available. I have tried to acknowledge the source of these materials wherever possible.

READING ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS SCHEDULE

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WORLD WAR I World War I Timelines LINK TO WWI WEB SITES
February 1	Introduction/The Road To War Europe in 1914 (Source: An Abridged History of the United States) Woodrow Wilson "I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier" (1915) German Submarines Woodrow Wilson, Address to the Senate (January 22, 1917) Woodrow Wilson's War Message to Congress (April 2, 1917)
February 3	Waging War Readings: McElvaine, pp. 3-13; James & Wells, Ch. 1-2. Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points The Allies Conditional Acceptance of the Fourteen Points World War I Propaganda Film World War I Propaganda Posters "It's Time for Every Boy to be a Soldier" (1917) Over There (1917)
February 8	The Home Front Readings: Allen, Ch. 1, 3; James & Wells, Ch. 4. U.S. Food Administration Posters Woodrow Wilson Speaks to American Farmers, 1918 (Source:Old-Time Radio )
February 10	Internet Research Assignment
February 15	The Peace Treaty and League of Nations Readings: Allen, Ch. 2; James and Wells, Ch. 4. World War I Casualties Verdun: Before and After Europe in 1939 (Source: An Abridged History of the United States) THE COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
THE ROARING 20S 1920s Timelines LINK TO 1920S WEB SITES
February 17	The Business of America: Advertising in the 1920s and 1930s Readings: McElvaine, Ch. 1; Allen, Ch. 4, 6-7. Magazine Advertising Radio Advertising Movie Advertising (3:38) Source: Prosperity and Thrift in the Coolidge Administration
February 22	Innovations in Communication and Transportation Readings: Allen, Ch. 1, 8,9. Radio Jack Dempsey and GeneTunney, September 1926 (:49) (Source: www.antique-radio.org) Automobiles Airplanes Calvin Coolidge on Charles Lindbergh, 1927 (2:00) (Source: The History Channel) Amelia Earhart on Women and Air Travel (1936) (Source: The History Channel) Talking Pictures: The Jazz Singer (In Class Video)
February 24	Images of Women in the 1920s Readings: Allen, pp. 1-2, Ch. 5. FIRST PAPER DUE Radio Advertising Magazine Ads Movies In Song: Vaughn De Leath Sings: That's A Good Girl (Source: The Roaring Twenties)
February 29	Prohibition, Fundamentalism, the Klan Readings: Allen, pp. 52-57, 163-71, Ch. 10; Goodman, Ch. 1-6. Alcohol Impairs Skill The Ku Klux Klan Images of Race The Jazz Singer (In Class Video) Birth of A Nation (In Class Video)
March 2	Black America Readings: Goodman, Ch., 1-14. Marcus Garvey Speech By Marcus Garvey (3:33) Source: Marcus Garvey Papers
March 7	Speculation Readings: Allen, Ch. 11-13; McElvaine, Ch. 2. I'm in the Market for You The 1920s Economy: Statistics New York Times Headlines: Pre-Crash New York Times Headlines: The Crash Stock Prices Wall Street Lays an Egg Eddie Cantor on Stock Market Crash (2:15) (Source: (www.antique-radio.org)
March 9	Only Yesterday: An Assessment Readings: Allen, entire book.
The Great Depression 1930s Timelines Links to 1930s Web Sites
March 14	Causes of the Great Depression Readings: McElvaine, Ch. 1-3; Allen, Ch. 11- 14. The Business Cycle
March 16	Life in Depression America, 1929-33 Readings: McElvaine, Ch. 4, 6, pp. 170-87. SECOND PAPER DUE Brother Can You Spare a Dime (3:09) I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, 1932 (0:41.6) Source: America in the 1930s Huey Long on the Great Depression, 1930 Source: (Intellectual Capital.Com) (starts at 1:28-5:35) Photo Images
March 21	The Roosevelts Readings: McElvaine, Ch. 5, pp. 175-76, 190-95. Herbert Hoover, 1932 Campaign Speech (2:00) (Source: Vincent Voice Library) Photos FDR 1933 Inaugural Address (20:36) FDR Fireside Chat (Source: www.old-time.com) (0:24) FDR: Fala Speech (Source: Challenge of Democracy) (0:58) Letters to Eleanor Roosevelt
March 23	The New Deal Readings: McElvaine, Ch., 7, 10, 11; Goodman, Ch. 15-20. Public Works
March 28	The New Deal Readings: McElvaine, Ch., 10-12; Goodman, Ch. 21-25.
March 30	The New Deal: The Working Class Readings: McElvaine, Ch. 12-13; Goodman, Ch. 26-30. MODERN TIMES (IN CLASS VIDEO) San Francisco General Strike, 1934 John L. Lewis Flint Sitdown Strike, 1936-37 Other Labor Disputes
April 4	American Culture in the 1930s Readings: McElvaine, Ch., 8, 9; Goodman, Ch. 30-36. WPA Theater Murals
April 6	African Americans in the 1930s Goodman, Ch. 1-43; McElvaine, pp. 188-95. Scottsboro Chronology
April 11	The Great Depression and New Deal: Evaluation and Assessment Readings: McElvaine, (entire book).
April 13	Foreign Policy, 1933-41 Readings: Adams, pp. 20-47, 58-63. Europe in 1939 (Source: An Abridged History of the United States) Europe in 1941 (Source: World War II Theaters) The Asian Theater (Source: World War II Theaters) Japanese Atrocities Neville Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time (Source: www.antique-radio.org) Hitler's Danzig Speech (Source: RADIO IN 1939 Donna L. Halper) Sudetenland (photo) (Source: Corbis) A Fireside Chat (Cartoon) (Source: The Institute on World War II and the Human Experience) )rience The Atlantic Charter
April 18-20	SPRING BREAK
WORLD WAR II World War II Timelines World War II Webpages
April 25	Pearl Harbor and the Early War Readings: Adams, Ch. 2-3. FDR's Day of Infamy Speech (Source: www.antique-radio.org) TEXT In-Class Newsreel The Japanese Offensive (Source: World War II Theaters The Axis Powers (Map) Source: World War II Theaters THIRD PAPER DUE
April 27	The Home Front: The Mobilization Ipana Ad (Source: www.antique-radio.org) Propaganda Posters Magazine Advertising Readings: Adams, pp. 69-78, Ch. 6.
May 2	The American Soldier The Battle of San Pietro (in class movie) Most Popular Songs Readings: Adams: Ch. 4-5.
May 4	The War Experience: Women and Minorities Women in World War II Segregation of the Armed Forces African-Americans in World War II The Zoot Suit Readings: Adams, 77-86, 93,119-24, 132-35, 144-46.
May 9	The Japanese Internment Images of Internment
May 11	ADVISING DAY (No Class)
May 16	Ending the War Readings: Adams, 47-58, Ch. 7. Iwo Jima Landing Truman announces dropping of Atomic Bomb (Source: www.antique-radio.org) After D-Day (map) Europe: September, 1944 (map) Assault on Iwo Jima (image) (Source: World War II Theaters)
May 18	World War II: An Assessment Casualties Readings: Adams, (entire book). INTERNET RESEARCH PAPER DUE
May 23	FOURTH PAPER DUE

A NOTE TO VISITORS (PLEASE READ)

INTERNET AND MULTIMEDIA

READING ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS SCHEDULE

Introduction/The Road To War

Waging War

The Home Front

Internet Research Assignment

The Peace Treaty and League of Nations

The Business of America: Advertising in the 1920s and 1930s

Innovations in Communication and Transportation

Images of Women in the 1920s

Prohibition, Fundamentalism, the Klan

Black America

Speculation

Only Yesterday: An Assessment

Causes of the Great Depression

Life in Depression America, 1929-33

The Roosevelts

The New Deal

The New Deal

The New Deal: The Working Class

American Culture in the 1930s

African Americans in the 1930s

The Great Depression and New Deal: Evaluation and Assessment

Foreign Policy, 1933-41

SPRING BREAK

Pearl Harbor and the Early War

The Home Front: The Mobilization

The American Soldier

The War Experience: Women and Minorities

The Japanese Internment

ADVISING DAY (No Class)

Ending the War

World War II: An Assessment

INTERNET RESEARCH PAPER DUE

FOURTH PAPER DUE