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Course
Assignments:
U.S.
History from 1870
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VICTOR VALLEY
COLLEGE
Spring
2012….All Sections
US HISTORY 118
Instructor: Dr. Eric Mayer,
Office No. 31-26
Office Email Eric.Mayer@vvc.edu
EMAIL: history118@gmail.com
Website: www.emayzine.com
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Week
1 –13 February…Read
Keene chs 14,
15, 16.
Begin reading The
Grapes of Wrath
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The Writing
Guide for Social Science Essays
ESSAY
EXAMINATION 1 DUE DATE IS 27 February
BOOK
ANALYSIS DUE DATE IS 12 March
ESSAY
EXAMINATION 2 DUE DATE is 24 March
FINAL
ESSAY EXAMINATION DUE DATE IS 5 April
Was Abraham
Lincoln a Racist?
Reconstruction
to 1877
Monopoly
Capitalism, Labor and Reform Movements
1862-1887
Railroad
Network and Economic Development
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Week
2 –20 February- Read Keene, chs. 17,
18 and continue reading The
Grapes of Wrath
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Industrial
Expansion 1860-1890
The
Taking of the West From Native America
Immigrants,Urbanization
and Women Reformers
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Week
3 – 27 February-Read Keene chs. 19,
20.
Finish reading The
Grapes of Wrath
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The
Progressive Era
Late
Gilded Age, 1890 to World War I
Spanish
American War 1898
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Week
4 – 5 MarchRead Keene chs. 21,
22, 23
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1920's-1929
1929-1932
1930's-1941
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Week
5 – 12 March--Read Keene chs. 24,
25, 26
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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
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Week
6 – 19 March---Read Keene chs.
27, 28, 29
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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
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