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U.S. History from 1870


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VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE
Summer 2009
US HISTORY 118
Instructor: Dr. Eric Mayer,
Office No. ScL26
Office Email mayere@vvc.edu
EMAIL: history118@gmail.com
Website: www.emayzine.com

Week 1 – 22 June  


Tindall and Shi chs. 18, 19, 20, ...All Begin reading A People's History of the United States...read only chapter 10 to the end of the book
The Writing Guide for Social Science Essays
ESSAY EXAMINATION 1 DUE DATE IS   29 June
BOOK ANALYSIS DUE DATE IS  7  July
ESSAY EXAMINATION 2 DUE DATE is   15 July
BOOK REVIEW DUE DATE IS   23 July
FINAL ESSAY EXAMINATION DUE DATE IS   1 August
Was Abraham Lincoln a Racist?
Reconstruction to 1877
Monopoly Capitalism, Labor and Reform Movements 1862-1887
Railroad Network and Economic Development

Week 2 - 27 29 June 


Tindall and Shi chs. 21, 22, 23, Begin reading The Grapes of Wrath
Industrial Expansion 1860-1890
The Taking of the West From Native America
Immigrants,Urbanization and Women Reformers

Week 3 – 6 July


Tindall and Shi chs. 24, 25, 26, and The Grapes of Wrath
The Progressive Era
Late Gilded Age, 1890 to World War I
Spanish American War 1898

Week 4 – 13 July 


Tindall and Shi chs. 27, 28, 29
1920's-1929
1929-1932
1930's-1941

Week 5 – 20 July


Tindall and Shi chs. 30, 31, 32, 33
The New Deal
World War II
The Cold War
1945-1955
US Overthrow of Iranian Government
Eisenhower and JFK: 1952-1963
LBJ, Nixon and Ford: 1963-1976

Week 6 – 27 July 


Tindall and Shi chs., 34, 35, 36, 37
Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton: 1976-1996
The 1980's
The Reagan Revolution
The Reagan Revolution Fails
The Concentration of Wealth
Rap Music and White Fears
Goodwill Towards US is Dwindling
The Gilded Age, the 1920's and the 1980's Compared
Into the 21st century
Post Cold War Military Contradictions: Virtual Tanks
Three Strikes Against the New Economy