Unit 4: America in Our Time
by Dr. H - April 12th, 2013
This unit will bring us up to the present, with a special focus on the 1960s and 1970s, and a project that makes you the historian of an event in recent history. The main chapters for this unit are 28 and 31, with the online quiz covering chapters 29-30. There are 2 SkillBuilders and a project in addition to the quiz. The unit exam will take place during the scheduled final exam period, even though it is not a comprehensive final.
Mon 4/15 No Class – Patriot’s Day
Wed 4/17 Liberalism’s High Tide and War in Vietnam. Reading ACH Ch 28 p. 848-863.
Fri 4/19 Days of Rage, 1968-1972. Reading ACH Ch 28 p. 863-870. SkillBuilder #7 due.
Mon 4/22 Watergate. Reading ACH Ch 28 p. 870-876.
Wed 4/24 Workshop Day – the Sixties. Review ACH Ch 28 & bring the Fernlund book to class.
Fri 4/26 Search for Order in an Era of Limits. Reading ACH Ch 29 (skim). Quiz #4 opens online (Chapter 29-30, closes on 5/3). SkillBuilder #8 due.
Mon 4/29 History Now Project Workshop. No assigned reading.
Wed 5/1 End of the Cold War and Globalization. Reading ACH Ch 30-31 p. 931-949.
Useful link: Maps of the World (University of Texas Libraries)
Also: Happy May Day – it’s a BIG DEAL around the world!
Fri 5/3 – no class today – make sure you’ve taken the online quiz before it closes 9:00 am
Mon 5/6 In Our Century. Reading: ACH Ch 31 p. 962-974. History Now Project Due.
Useful link: What’s your “Bubble” Score?
Exam #4: 5/10 8:30 am for the 8:30 class, and 5/13 8:30 am for the 9:30 class
