U. S. History II (HIST 104 02) 10552

 

Instructor: 

Wayne Hatmaker

Email:                         

hatmaker@massasoit.mass.edu

Meeting:

Wednesday 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. B547

Office Phone: 

508/588-9100 ext. 1996

Home Phone:       

508/224-9680

Office Hours:

By appointment.  I encourage you to meet with me as often as you feel necessary to help you succeed in this class. 

 

Catalog Description for U. S. History II

This course traces the political, economic, social and cultural development of the United States since the Civil War. Emphasis is placed on the discord of the Reconstruction Era, the rise of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration, the development of American foreign policy, American reform movements as seen in Populism, Progressivism, and the New Deal, the course of the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the contemporary women's movement, the influence of technology on American life, and recent developments. (HIST103 and HIST104 may be taken in either order). This course emphasizes reading, writing, and critical thinking.

 

Required Text

  1. Goldfield, David, et al. The American Journey: A History of the United States. Volume 2.  3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc, 2003. 0-13-162771-6   This text is available in the MCC bookstore.  It can also be purchased directly from the publisher.

Additional readings such as newspaper, magazine articles, essays, or readings from the CD packaged with your text may be assigned.

Regular reading of a daily newspaper such as the Boston Globe or New York Times will greatly enhance your ability to connect to historical events.

 

Course Requirements

Class Participation

25%

Midterm Exam            

25%

Research Project         

25%

Final Exam         

25%

 

Grading

A       

93-100

A-

90-92

 

 

B+       

87-89

B                       

83-87

B-

80-82

C+       

77-79

C               

73-76

C-

70-72

D        

66-69      

F

65 and below

 

 

 

 

Participation

A significant portion of your semester grade is based upon class participation, and as your participation in class exhibits your preparation and understanding of the assigned reading, it can only help in your formal examinations.  Be prepared and participate: you will teach and learn from your classmates, and your enjoyment of the class will increase proportionately.

 

Late Work

Work is due when assigned. 

 

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is presenting the work of others as your own.  It is cheating and theft and will result in failure.

 

Academic Resource Center

Tutoring for this course and others is available without cost in the ARC.  There is also space in the ARC for individual or group study.

 

Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations are encouraged to contact the Disability Counselor for Learning Disability Services, Andrea Henry, at extension 1805, or Disability Counselor, Stan Oliver at extension 1464, as soon as possible, in order to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

 

 

Tentative Schedule for Course Topics and Assignments

 

Week 1

 

Week 2

(9/15)

Course introduction and orientation.

Chapter 16 The Ordeal of Reconstruction: 1865 - 1877

Week 3

(9/22)

Chapters 17 and 18

Week 4

(9/29)

Chapters 19 and 20

Here are possible subjects for the research project.

Week 5

(10/6)

Chapters 21 and 22

Week 6

(10/13)

In-class movie: Fahrenheit 9/11

Chapter 23

Week 7

(10/20)

Chapters 24 and 25

Week 8

(10/27)

Chapter 26 World War II

Week 9

(11/3)

Midterm Exam

Chapter 27 The Cold War

Week 10

(11/10)

Chapter 28 The Sixties

Week 11

(11/17)

Chapter 29

 

Happy Thanksgiving

Week 12

(12/1)

Chapter 30 The Reagan Era

Week 13

(12/8)

Chapter 31 The Clinton Years

Research Project Due

Week 14

(12/15)

Final Exam