1493 Introductory Powerpoint - 4week online

Welcome to US History Since 1877! :

Welcome to US History Since 1877! Summer 2011 4-week Course Click the megaphone for professor’s narration on each slide

Studying history in this class IS NOT:

Studying history in this class IS NOT Memorizing facts About names and dates Studying dead white politicians Watching America grow and mature Recognizing differences from today Acknowledging mistakes of the past Relating to people of the past – their joys and struggles Studying history in this class IS

Each week = one month:

Each week = one month In this 4-week course, each week will cover the equivalent of one month in a 16-week course The average time a college student should schedule for course work is 4 – 5 hours per week in a 16-week online course. Due to its accelerated nature, you should plan on spending about 16 to 20 hours a week to successfully complete this 4-week course. Last date to drop (with “W”) – Mon, July 25

16 weeks in 4 :

16 weeks in 4 July 5 – 11: Part 1 – Ch 15 – 18 July 11 – 18: Part 2 – Ch 19 – 22 July 18 – 25: Part 3 – Ch 23 – 26 July 25 – Aug 1: Part 4 – CH 27 -30

Work due each week :

Work due each week Due each Monday by 11:59PM A m/c and t/f exam over 4 chapters (Quizzes) A written assignment over related topic ( Dropbox ) A required discussion over related videos (Discussions) Make-up exams are essay Late assignments and discussions receive a 50% reduction in points Final exam is for extra credit only Cannot hurt your grade, only help

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Quizzes (exams) Dropbox (assignments) Discussions

Stay in Touch!!:

Stay in Touch!! ccuskey@rose.edu ccuskey@d2l.rose.edu (only within the D2L program) (405) 733-7504 – campus office Take the Syllabus Quiz for 5 extra credit points – a practice quiz before a real one! (under Quizzes)

Part 1 - US from 1865 to about 1900:

Part 1 - US from 1865 to about 1900 CH 15 - Reconstruction of the Union, focusing on the South Get Southern states back into the United States Establish legal status for freed slaves Establish Jim Crow segregation that lasts until 1960s CH 16 – Opening the West to white settlement Learn about the early diversity in the West Take land from Native Americans, move them to reservations, educate Indian children Establish mining Establish farming and ranching

Part 1 (cont’d.):

Part 1 (cont’d.) CH 17 – Industrial Supremacy Northeast and Midwest US Advances in technology Development of modern corporate structure Immigrants and working class life CH 18 – Age of the City Development of urban America resulting from industrialization Problems of urbanization Hanging out late 19 th century style

Part 2 – early 1900s America: war and peace:

Part 2 – early 1900s America: war and peace CH 19 – American empire building Competition with other empires Spanish-American War Colonization CH 20 – Progressive Era Improving American society Identifying problems of industrialization & urbanization Defining government’s role Beginning of conservation movement

Part 2 (cont’d.) :

Part 2 (cont’d.) CH 21 – World War I America’s neutrality Gearing up for war War’s demands Establishing peace CH 22 – 1920s Modern America emerging Political, social, economic changes Racist activism Woman suffrage Economic naiveté

Part 3: Depression & War:

Part 3: Depression & War CH 23 – The Great Depression Multiple causes America the weak Life in the worst years CH 24 – The New Deal Government steps up Putting people to work Minorities in the New Deal

Part 3 (cont’d.):

Part 3 (cont’d.) CH 25 – Stirrings of War in Europe Hitler’s rise Europe’s response WWII begins CH 26 – America at War Gearing up for war Pearl Harbor War overseas War at home Dropping the Bomb

Part 4 – America in the modern age:

Part 4 – America in the modern age CH 27 – The Cold War World after WWII A Cold Peace Korean War Hysterical fear of communism CH 28 – The Affluent Society Happy Days (?) New technology The “Other” America

Part 4 (Cont’d.):

Part 4 (Cont’d.) CH 29 – Civil Rights, Vietnam, Liberalism Slow and violent end to Jim Crow Vietnam’s civil war From optimism to pessimism: 1968 CH 30 – Crisis of Authority Exposing problems of 1950s Power to the People New environmentalism Restoring “law and order” Nixon’s shame