| Week of: |
Topic |
Reading |
Aug. 18
|
Introduction & the legacy of war |
Ch 15 |
Aug. 25
|
Reconstruction and expansion, South and West |
Ch. 16 |
Sept. 1
|
Industrial growth and the organization of
labor |
Ch. 17 |
Sept. 8
|
The rise of the city Quiz 1
answers
|
Ch. 18 read Riis |
Sept. 15
|
American society in the late 19th century |
Ch. 19
Essay guide |
Sept. 22
|
America and the Age of Imperialism
Quiz 2
answers |
Ch. 20 |
Sept. 29
|
The Rise of Progressivism |
Ch. 21
|
Oct. 6
|
Roosevelt to Wilson and the world war -
Midterm |
Ch. 23
|
Oct.13
|
Post-war crises and the Roaring 20s! |
Ch. 24 read Terkel |
Oct. 20
|
The 1930s, the New Deal, and another world war |
Ch. 25 |
Oct. 27
|
Post-war boom or bust? The Cold War and
McCarthyism
|
Ch. 26 |
Nov. 3
|
Eisenhower
|
Ch. 27 |
Nov. 10
|
The 1960s: Kennedy to the Neil Armstrong!
Quiz 3
answers |
Ch. 28 read Kennedy |
Nov. 17
|
The 1970s and the crisis of democracy?
|
Ch. 29 |
Nov. 24
|
End of the Cold War - Thanksgiving break
(Thursday only) |
Ch. 30 |
Dec. 1
|
The "history" of the 1980s and 1990s? - Modern
America |
Ch. 31 |
Dec. 8
|
Final Exam 3:30-5:30 - Tuesday, Dec. 9 |
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