Yezierska, Anzia, Bread Givers (New York: Persea Books, Inc., 2003). The
required texts are on reserve at the undergraduate library and in the ASU
bookstore.
Matt Garcia Professor of History
[email protected] History 110: The United States, 1877 to the present The History Department designed the survey course to provide an overview of U.S. History from the end of Reconstruction to the present. While we will cover this period, it is impossible to discuss everything that happened during this wide span of time. This class will have an emphasis on the social and cultural history of the twentieth century and will examine a variety of historical topics, including: the rise of Jim Crow Laws, Progressivism and immigration, prosperity and economic instability in the 1920s, the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War I and II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the anti-war, student, and community movements of the late 1960s and 1970s, suburbanization, graffiti, urban uprisings, the creation of a hip-hop culture, the emergence of immigration as source of national tension, and the War on Terror. Through readings, blackboard lectures, and films, the class will highlight the diversity of the American experience based on age, class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and geography. Students will take a midterm and final exam, and write two short essays based on the readings, lectures, and films (not outside research). Required Books: *This course will involve the use of an eTextbook Reader for the main textbook, Out of Many. Why are we doing this? First, it makes purchasing the book easier. Second, it is a less expensive, if temporary, option. Third, with the eTextbook, you and I can place notes in the margins and highlight sections you need to know for your exams. For information on how to purchase the eTextbook, Out of Many, see the end of the syllabus. Baldwin, James, The Fire Next Time (New York: Random, 1962, 1995). Faragher, John Mack, et. al., Eds., Out of Many: A History of the American People, Volume II (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1994), eTextbook, KNO. Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki, and James D. Houston, Farewell to Manzanar (New York: Ember, 2012). Yezierska, Anzia, Bread Givers (New York: Persea Books, Inc., 2003) The required texts are on reserve at the undergraduate library and in the ASU bookstore. Teacher’s Assistants: Rio Hartwell, Aaron Bae.
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Final Exam: 30% Midterm Exam: 20% Comparative Book Essay: 20% Discussion board: 10% Attendance, discussion & participation: 20% Assignments: Every student will be required to take the final and midterm exams. Additionally, you will write an essay (5-6 pages) comparing Bread Givers and Farewell to Manzanar. You should address the following question: How experiences of Sara Smolinsky and Jeanne Wakatsuki differ from one another and why? Are their respective societies accepting of them equally? What accounts for their treatment? How are the father-daughter relationships similar and different from one another? You will also be required to answer questions related to The Fire Next Time on the discussion board within Blackboard. Weekly Readings and Topics: The reading assignments should be completed by the date that they appear on the schedule below. Week 1
Introduction
Week 2
The End of Reconstuction Reading: Out of Many, 458-489 Conflict and Resistance: The West Reading: Out of Many, 490-521
Week 3
Gilded Age: Monopolies and Labor Conflict Reading: Out of Many, 524-553 U.S. Abroad: Imperialism or Hemispheric Defense? Reading: Out of Many, 554-582
Week 4
W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, and the rise of Jim Crow Reading: Out of Many, 584-618 Progressive Era Reading: Begin Bread Givers
Week 5
MIDTERM EXAM (20%) 2
“The Great War”: World War I Reading: Out of Many, 620-650
Week 6
The Twenties and Im/migration Reading: Out of Many, 652-686; Finish Bread Givers The Great Depression and Labor Activism Reading: Out of Many, 688-699
Week 7
The New Deal Reading: Out of Many, 700-717; Begin Farewell To Manzanar World War II: War abroad, struggles at home Reading: Out of Many, 720-751
Week 8
Film: Rabbit in the Moon Finish Farewell to Manzanar The Cold War & Rock’n Roll Reading: Out of Many, 754-814; http://braceroarchive.org
Week 9
Origins of the Civil Rights Movement Reading: Out of Many, 816-841 BOOK ESSAY DUE (20%) Created Equal? Civil Rights Beyond The South Reading: Out of Many, 842-848; Start The Fire Next Time
Week 10
The Great Society? The Vietnam War and The New Left Reading: Out of Many, 850-882 Urban Uprisings and their aftermath Reading: Finish The Fire Next Time
Week 11
Stonewall Rebellion, Chicano Movement, and Equal Right Amendment DISCUSSION BOARD EXERCISE (10%)
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The Creation of Hip Hop Culture Reading: Out of Many, 884-904 Week 12
Film: Style Wars New World Order? Reading: Out of Many, 905-914
Week 13
The Rise of Free Trade Reading: Out of Many, 916-929 The “Immigration Problem” Reading: Samuel P. Huntington, “The Hispanic Challenge”
Week 14
The War on Terror Reading: Out of Many, 930-941 9/11s Film: 9/11
Week 15
The Age of Obama Reading: Out of Many, 938-944
FINAL EXAM (30%) How to Purchase Out of Many on KNO: The Kno Textbooks App is a digital eTextbook reader that provides a unique and interactive reading experience. Using Kno, you can read eTextbooks and PDFs seamlessly with all of the formatting designed by the original author and publisher, along with many special features that enhance your learning experience. The Kno Textbooks App allows users to: turn pages with swiping motions, highlight and save important passages, search the web, create sticky notes, write with a pen, bookmark pages, and so much more! Once an eTextbook has downloaded to your PC or tablet, you do not need an Internet connection to read it. Please link to KNO for more instructions: http://www.kno.com/help/customerService
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