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History 2620.007 American History from 1865 Fall 2015 TR 9:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Life Science Building A304 Instructor: William C. Yancey E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: TR: 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Office: Wooten Hall 261 Phone: ext. 4678 Course Description: This course seeks to familiarize students with the major events in American History from Reconstruction through the present day. We will focus on cause and effect relationships and how broad historical trends affected the lives of everyday people, as well as how these historical events continue to affect us today. Required Texts: Text: Brands et al, American Stories, Volume 2, 3rd Edition. Pearson, 2015. (ISBN – 10: 0-205-96090-1) Reader: HIST 2620 Reader in American History, Hayden McNeil, 2015 (ISBN 978-0-7380-7465-8) Attendance: Class attendance is essential. Attendance will be taken each class session by sign-in sheet. Make-up tests will only be given at the discretion of the instructor. If you know in advance that you will miss a test or quiz, notify the instructor before missing that class. Make-ups must be scheduled within 48 hours of the test or quiz missed and will be administered in the History Help Center, Wooten Hall Room 220. You will have a maximum of one week to make up any test or quiz missed.

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History 2620.007American History from 1865

Fall 2015 TR 9:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.Life Science Building A304

Instructor: William C. Yancey E-mail: [email protected] Hours: TR: 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Office: Wooten Hall 261Phone: ext. 4678

Course Description:This course seeks to familiarize students with the major events in American History from Reconstruction through the present day. We will focus on cause and effect relationships and how broad historical trends affected the lives of everyday people, as well as how these historical events continue to affect us today.

Required Texts:Text: Brands et al, American Stories, Volume 2, 3rd Edition. Pearson, 2015. (ISBN – 10: 0-205-96090-1)

Reader: HIST 2620 Reader in American History, Hayden McNeil, 2015 (ISBN 978-0-7380-7465-8) Attendance:Class attendance is essential. Attendance will be taken each class session by sign-in sheet. Make-up tests will only be given at the discretion of the instructor. If you know in advance that you will miss a test or quiz, notify the instructor before missing that class. Make-ups must be scheduled within 48 hours of the test or quiz missed and will be administered in the History Help Center, Wooten Hall Room 220. You will have a maximum of one week to make up any test or quiz missed.

Disability Accommodation (ADA):The University of North Texas makes reasonable academic accommodation for students with disabilities. Students seeking accommodation must first register with the Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA) to verify their eligibility. If a disability is verified, the ODA will provide you with an accommodation letter to be delivered to faculty to begin a private discussion regarding your specific needs in a course. You may request accommodations at any time, however, ODA notices of accommodation should be provided as early as possible in the semester to avoid any delay in implementation. Note that students must obtain a new letter of accommodation for every semester and must meet with each faculty member prior to implementation in each class. For additional information see the Office of Disability Accommodation website at http://www.unt.edu/oda. You may also contact them by phone at 940.565.4323.

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Tests:There will be three exams including the final. The first three exams will be worth 100 points and will consist of a combination of multiple choice, identification/significance and essay questions. The final exam will be comprehensive and will be worth 200 points. I will drop your lowest test grade, provided that grade is at least 30. Test questions will be based mainly on the lectures and the reader. The dates for each test are listed in the course calendar below.

Make-up Policy:Make-up exams will consist of all ID/SIG and essay questions. There will be no make-up exam for the final. Any problems or issues with tests must be addressed by one week from the date the test or quiz is returned. After that time has passed for each test or quiz, no adjustments will be made.

Grading:Test 1 – 100 points 90% = 360 points = ATest 2 – 100 points 80% = 320 points = BTest 3 – 100 points 70% = 280 points = CFinal Exam – 200 points 60% = 240 points = D500 Possible Points 239 points or less = F(but one test will be dropped & grade is based on 400 points.)

Course Schedule:This is an outline of our schedule with the corresponding readings for each lecture. This schedule can be amended at any time.

Date Lecture Topics Chapters in American StoriesAugust 25, 2015 Introduction to ClassAugust 27 Reconstruction Chapter 16September 1 Reconstruction, cont. Chapter 16September 3 Industrialization, Urbanization & Labor Chapter 18September 8 Industrialization, cont.; Taming the

WestChapters 17 & 18

September 10 Gilded Age Politics & Rural Revolt Chapter 20September 15 Gilded Age cont.; Jim Crow & Racism Chapters 19 & 20September 17 Catch-up Day & Review for Test

September 22 Test 1 (Lectures Reconstruction through Jim Crow & reader chapters 1 – 5)

September 24 Imperialism Chapter 21September 29 The Progressive Era Chapters 22 & 23October 1 Progressives, cont.; World War I & its

AftermathChapters 23 & 24

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October 6 WWI cont.; The 1920s Chapters 24 & 25October 8 1920s, cont. Chapter 25October 13 The Stock Market Crash, Great

Depression & New DealChapter 26

October 15 New Deal, cont. Chapter 26October 20 Test 2 (Lectures Imperialism through

New Deal & reader chapters 6 – 10)October 22 World War II Chapter 27October 27 WWII, cont. Chapter 27October 29 WWII, cont.; The Cold War Chapters 27 & 28November 3 Cold War, cont. Chapter 28November 5 Cold War, cont.; Post-War Adjustment Chapters 28 & 29November 10 Post-War cont. Chapter 29November 12 Catch-up Day & Test ReviewNovember 17 Test 3 (Lectures WWII through Post-

War Adjustment & reader chapters 11 – 15)

November 19 The Turbulent Sixties Chapter 30November 24 & 26 NO CLASSDecember 1 Sixties, cont.; Shaken to the Roots Chapters 30 - 31December 3 Shaken, cont.; The Reagan Revolution Chapters 31 - 32December 10 FINAL EXAM (Comprehensive over

lectures and reader chapters 16 – 20) – 8:00 A.M. – 10:00 a.M.

American History 2620 Student Learning Outcomes

1. Course Goal: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the facts and chronology of the United States history from 1865 to the present.

1.1 Students will identify and understand the major eras in the United States from 1865 to the present and describe their defining characteristics. By the end of the semester students taking History 2620 will:

1.1.1. Identify the social, cultural, economic, and political changes and their consequences in the United States during the Reconstruction era.

1.1.2. Identify the social, cultural, economic, and political changes and their consequences in the United States during the New South era.

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1.1.3. Identify the social, cultural, economic, and political changes and their consequences in the United States during the Gilded Age.

1.1.4 Identify the social, cultural, economic, and political changes and their consequences in the United States during the Progressive Era.

1.1.5 Understand the effects of reform and third-party movements and changes in the United States political system.

1.1.6 Explain causes and consequences of late 19th century and early 20th century economic modernization and expansion.

1.1.7 Understand the contribution of labor and immigrant groups to economic modernization during the late 19th and early 20th century.

1.1.8 Explain the causes and consequences of U.S. imperialism and the nation’s rise to world power status.

2.1. Students will know the significant events, individuals, and the social, political, and economic changes that occurred in the United States from 1877 to the present. By the end of the semester students taking History 2620 will:

2.1.1. Understand the United States entry into World War I.

2.1.2. Identify the social, cultural, economic, and political changes of the 1920s.

2.1.3. Explain the causes and consequences of the Great Depression and New Deal.

2.1.4 Understand the domestic and international impact of U.S. participation in World War II.

2.1.5. Identify the significant events that occurred due to the United States’ entry into the Korean War and Vietnam War.

2.1.6. Understand the impact of significant national and international decisions and conflicts in the Cold War that affected the United States.

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2.1.7 Trace the historical development of the Civil Rights Movements from 1877 to the present and understand the impact of the American Civil Rights Movement.

2.1.8 Identify the social, cultural, economic, and political changes and their consequences in the United States during the late 20th century.

3.1. Students will demonstrate critical thinking and communication skills by analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating historical information from multiple sources. By the end of the semester students taking History 2620 will:

3.1.1. Students will apply historical methods to evaluate critically the record of the past and how historians have interpreted it.

3.1.2. Students will organize and express their thoughts clearly both in written and oral communication.

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