HISTORY1302-05(0780)

UnitedStatesHistorySince1877ProfessorPegoda~Spring2016

StudyGuidefortheMidtermExamandFinalExam

ShortAnswer/Objective(20-30%)FortheMidtermandFinalExam,studentswillansweravarietyofshortanswerand/orobjective(matching,multiplechoice,etc.)questionsbasedoncoursematerial.Thesewillnotbeprovidedinadvance.ExtendedEssay(70-80%)FortheMidtermExamstudentswillwritetwoessays,fortheFinalExamoneessay.Possiblequestionsarebelow.Studentsneedtoprepareforallofthepossibleessays.Essaysrequiremuchmorethansimpleregurgitation.Rather,studentsmustthinkaboutideas,examples,andevidencefromlectures,discussions,andreadingsandusethemtosupportanddevelopastrongessay.Sincestudentshavethesequestionsfromthefirstdayofclass,theprofessorexpectsanswerstobeparticularlydevelopedandwillgradeaccordingly.Studentsmustcometoclasspreparedandwithaplanforeachquestion.Essaysmusthaveanintroductionwithathesis,severalbodyparagraphs,andaconclusion.Studentsshouldusekeytermsfromlecturesandreadingsandmustfocusonwho,what,when,where,how,andwhyquestions.Changeovertimeandhistoricalsignificancearemostimportant.Studentsmustshowhowdifferentconceptsareconnectedinanorganizedessay(e.g.,discussevents/peopleinorder,eitherchronologicallyorthematically).Essayshouldonlybedevelopedbasedonmaterialfromthisclass.Essaysthatdonotusebothin-classmaterialandreadingswillnotreceiveapassinggrade.Eachessaywilllikelybeatleast4-5pageshandwrittenpages.Keepinmindthatwhiletherearesomewronganswers,therearemanycorrectanswers.Partofthisassignmentisseeinghowstudentspullinformationtogetherincreativeways.Likewise,studentswillnotbeableto(andshouldn’t)discusseverything.Studentsmustmakechoicesandpickthebestexamplestosupportarguments.Thereisnochecklistof“dotheyhavethis.”Spellingandgrammardonotcount,providedwriting/ideasareunderstandable.Duringtheexam,studentsmayconsultoneone-sided8½”x11”sheetofnotes.ThesenotesmustbeTYPED,doublespaced,inTimesNewRomansize12.Thissheetmayonlycontainphrases,outlines,remindersofafewkeytermsorreadings,etc.ThissheetmayNOTincludefullsentences,fullparagraphs,etc.Studentsmusthavetheirsheetofnotesapprovedbeforetakingtheexam.Studentsmustturnthissheetofnotesinwiththeexam.Studentswhomakeagood“cheatsheet”tendtodomuchbetterontheexams.StudentsshouldbringseveralblueorblackpensandablankBluebook.BluebookscanbeboughtattheCollegeStore.Ontheexamday,comeearly.SetyourblankBluebookonthefrontdeskandwaitfortheexamtobegin.AtleastthreeBluebookswillbeneededoverthesemester.Anyformofcheating(usingextrastudyaides,talking,havingaphoneout,etc.)willresultinanautomatic“F”intheclass,andareportwillbefiledwiththeVicePresidentofStudentAffairs.Asareminder,nomakeupexamswillbegiven.Cometotheexamontimeandpreparedtoshoweverythingyouhavelearned.Studentsshouldplantowritetheentiretime.

Pleasenote:TheMidtermExamwillextendovertwo80-minuteperiodsandthefinalwillbeinone120-minuteperiod.TwoofthefollowingwillappearontheMidterm.Studentswillanswerboth.

1. HowdidtheWarof1898transformtheUnitedStatesanditsinternationalrole?Whateventsleadtothistransformation,supportedthistransformation,andwhateventsresultedfromthistransformation?Whatweretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisforthenationandfortheworld?Howdidpeoplefeelaboutthisnewrole?

2. OnewaytostudyUnitedStatesHistoryistoanalyzeconflictgroups.Inyouropinion,whatwerethethreemostimportant/historicallysignificantconflictgroupsfrom1870-1945,andhowwouldyourankthese?Why?Howdidnationalmoresand“dominantgroups”treat“theother”ineachgroupingandwhy,howdidthistreatmentchangeovertime,andwhywastheresomuchunrest?

3. Expressionsandreflectionsareanimportantpartofthehumanexperience.Whatdosongs,

films,paintings,politicalcartoons,andfictionalworksfrom1870-1945tellusabouthowpeoplefelt(orshouldfeel),respondedtothetimes,andadvocatedforchange?Whyisitimportanttostudysuchculturalartifacts?Howdothefeelingsandideasexpressedinthesedifferfromwrittendocuments,thatis“traditional”historicalsources?

4. “-Isms”areimportanttounderstandingHistorybecauseoftheirall-encompassingpower.What

isan“ism”?Explainwhatmakesan“-ism”an“-ism”andhowvarious“-isms”discussedareinterconnected.Howdothesechangeovertime,andhowdopeoplerespondtothem?Whatlimitationsdoesafocuson“-isms”placeonourunderstandingsofHistory?

OneofthefollowingwillappearontheFinal.Studentswillanswerit.

1. Whatrelationshipsexistbetweenexpectations,laws,ideals,stated/officialpractices,andrealityassupportedbyevidencebeginningwiththeLiberalConsensusandthe“AmericanDream”andextendingtothe2010s?Whatdoesthisrelationshipsuggestaboutthemotivationsofthosewithpower?How,when,andwhydothingsevolve?

2. Whatwerethevariousgrassrootsmovementsinthe1940s,50s,60s,and70sseeking,howdidthenationrespond,andwhatwerethelegaciesofthesemovements?Whatrelationshipdidthosefightingforcivilandhumanrightsandtheiroppositionhavewiththe“AmericanDream”?Hasthestruggleended?

3. Whatkindofpoliticalchangesandconflictshasthenationsincethe1920stothere-electionof

BarackObama?Whathavekeyturningpointsbeen?Whyarepeoplesodividedalongpolitical/ideologicallines?Whatunitespeople?

4. Whatrolehavehopeandfearplayedsince1929?Whatarepeopleafraidof,why,howdothey

respond?Whatgivespeoplehope,why?Arethesehopesandfearsrational?