SYLLABUS FOR HISTORY 2112, U.S. HISTORY II

FALL 2017 MW

Dr. Jeremy Richards

Phone: (678)359-5394

Office Hours: M-R 9:30-11:00, TR 4:45-5:45

Office location: Russell 204

REQUIRED READING:

Of the People: A History of the United States Volume 2: Since 1865 by Oakes/ McGerr/ Lewis/ Cullather/ Boydston/ Summers/ Townsend, latest edition.

RATIONALE:

This course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to the major

developments in U.S. History from 1865 to the present.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is an introductory course that exposes the student to some of the major social,

economic, and political developments in the United States from 1865 to the present.

Among the topics treated are the frontier west, industrial and urban growth, the

Progressive Era, the New Deal, and foreign affairs.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The student should:

1. Gain an increased knowledge of the history of the United States.

2. Understand how current events are shaped by past experience.

3. Understand the role of political, military, and cultural conflict in the shaping of

American society.

4. Be able to identify and understand major issues, events, and personalities that have

affected the course of United States history since 1865.

5. Be able to think critically about those developments that have affected the American

past since 1865.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS:

A. Students are expected to attend class and to be on time. There is no extra credit work

assigned or accepted in this course. Tests may be made up only on the day and

time of the final exam.

B. Three tests. It is a Gordon State College policy that students provide their own scantron

sheets for exams. Scantron sheets can be purchased in the student center. Scantron sheets

MUST be used for exams. A student will earn a zero for each exam on which he/she does

not use a scantron sheet.

EVALUATION:

Test #1 = 1/3rd of grade

Test #2 = 1/3rd of grade

Test #3 = 1/3rd of grade

ASSIGNMENTS AND LECTURES:

Please note the following:

1) This schedule is subject to change.

2) Any change in test dates will be announced in class.

3) Chapter assignments listed below refer to chapters in Of the People.

Week August 9-11

1) Introduction and distribution of the syllabus

2) Chapter 16

Week August 14-18

1) Chapter 17

2) Chapter 18

Week August 21-25

1) Chapter 19

Week August/September 28-1

1) Chapter 20

Week September 4-8

1) Labor Day Mon., Sept. 4

2) Chapter 21

Week September 11-15

1) Chapter 22

2) Test #1 Wednesday, Sept. 13

Week September 18-22

1) Chapter 23

Week September 25-29

1) Chapter 24

Week October 2-6

1) Chapter 25

Week October 9-13

1) Fall break Oct. 9, 10

2) Chapter 26

Week October 16-20

1) Chapter 26

Week October 23-27

1) Test #2 Monday, Oct. 23

2) Chapter 27

Week October/November 30-3

1) Chapter 28

Week November 6-10

1) Chapter 29

Week November 13-17

1) Chapter 30

Week November 20-24

1) Chapter 31

2) Thanksgiving break Nov. 22-24

Week November 27-29

1) Chapter 31

2) Wed. November 29 last day of classes

Final Exam:

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