Honors US History Since 1865
Spring 2006
Syllabus
Instructor: Dr. Robert F. Pace Office:
Office Hours: MWF 1-3; Or by Appointment
e-mail: rpace@mcm.edu
Course Description:
Course Description: A general
survey of American history since 1865, concentrating on economic, social,
political, and intellectual developments. Problems of
historical evidence and research.
Required
Carnes and Garraty, American Destiny: Narrative of a Nation
Meeting Times:
Week One – Jan. 16-20:
Introduction/Reconstruction
Read Carnes and Garraty
Chapter 16
Week Two – Jan. 23-27: The West/Gilded Age
Read Carnes and Garraty Chapter 17 & 18
Week Three – Jan. 30- Feb. 3: Immigrants and Urban Life
Read Carnes and Garraty Chapter 19 & 20
Week Four – Feb. 6-10: Farmer Protest and the Progressive Era
Read Carnes and Garraty Chapter 21 & 22
Week Five – Feb. 13-17: Review and Exam I
Friday (2/17) Exam I
Week Six – Feb. 20-24: The Age of the American Empire
Read Carnes and Garraty Chapter 23
Week Seven – Feb. 27-Mar. 3: The Great War and Beyond
Read Carnes and Garraty Chapter 24
Week Eight – Mar. 6-10: Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
Read Carnes and Garraty Chapter 25 & 26
SPRING BREAK (
Week Nine – Mar. 20-24: New Deal and Coming of World War II
Read Carnes and Garraty Chapter 27
Week Ten – Mar. 27-31: World War II
Read Carnes and Garraty Chapter 28
Week Eleven – April 3-7: Review and Exam II
Friday, (4/7) Exam II
Week Twelve – April 10-14: Beginnings of the Cold War
Read Carnes and Garraty Chapter 29
Friday (4/14): No Class—Good Friday
Week Thirteen – April
17-21: Age of Affluence and Civil Rights
Read Carnes and Garraty
Chapter 30
Monday (4/17): No Class—Easter Break
Week Fourteen – April 24-28: Turbulent Sixties
Read Carnes and Garraty Chapter 31
Week Fifteen – May 1-5: Watergate, Carter, Reagan, and Beyond
Read Carnes and Garraty Chapter 32 & 33
Week Sixteen – May 8:
Review for Final
REVIEW
Grading:
The assignments in the class
are worth the following:
Exam 1: 150 points
Exam 2: 150 points
Final: 200 points
Carnes and Garraty Discussion board participation: 100
points
BGHV Sound Wand Scripts 150 points
“Murder Mystery”
Research/Presentations 150 points
Attendance/class discussion participation: 100 points
Total possible points: 1000 points
The following grading scale will be observed for your
semester grade.
930-1000= A; 900-929 = A-; 880-899 = B+; 830-879 = B; 800-829 = B-; 780-799 =
C+; 730-779 = C; 700-729 = C-; 680-699 = D+; 630-679 = D; 600-629 = D-; <600
= F
Attendance policy:
Attendance in the class is
REQUIRED. Because much of the information in this class comes from lectures,
absences will place the student significantly behind,
therefore, attendance records will be kept. If a student arrives after roll is
taken, it is the student's responsibility to make sure his or her presence has
been recorded AT THE END OF THAT
BGHV Sound Wand Scripts and Murder Mystery
Assignments
More information will be
handed out in class on these two assignments.
Note on Academic Honesty:
All work for this class is to
be the student's own work. Plagiarism (representing another person’s words or
ideas as one’s own) will not be accepted, and cheating will not be tolerated.
Evidence of cheating on any assignment will result in failure of the class.
Additionally, cheating on exams, through use of crib notes or any other means,
will result in failure of the class.
Note on Disabilities: