The Long Today, 1900-1950 Class Schedule |
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Date |
Topics to be covered |
Readings & Assignments |
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Tuesday
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Introduction |
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Wednesday |
The World in 1900 |
“National Life from the Standpoint of Science” (1900) A Place in the Sun (1901) |
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Thursday
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World's Fairs |
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Monday
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Chicago at the turn of the century |
Excerpts from The Jungle (1906) |
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Tuesday |
Maps of the |
Meet in Trotter Computerized Classroom |
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Wednesday |
World War I |
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Thursday |
Test #1 |
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Monday |
Aftermath of |
Sykes-Picot Agreement (1916) The Balfour Declaration (1917) Speech on the Fourteen Points (1918) |
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Tuesday
11 Sept 12 |
The 1920s --
College Life |
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Wednesday 12 Sept 12 |
The 1920s --
College Life |
More of The Freshman (1925) |
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Thursday 13 Sept 12 |
Archives Day
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Meet in Hewes Library... |
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Monday
17 Sept 12 |
The 1920s --
Technology |
Modernizing Russia |
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Tuesday 18 Sept 12 |
The Depression --
Problems |
Chicago during the Great Depression |
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Wednesday
19 Sept 12 |
The Depression --
Solutions |
Report on a Nazi Party Rally (1934) Mexico Nationalizes Its Oil Industry (1938) |
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Thursday 20 Sept 12 |
Preparing for war -- Policy
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Address to Young Men, 1930s Speech on Appeasement (1938) |
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Monday 24 Sept 12 |
Preparing for war --
Equipment |
“America, the Arsenal of Democracy” (1940) Excerpts from the Lend-Lease Act (1941) |
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Tuesday 25 Sept 12 |
Test #2
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Wednesday 26 Sept 12 |
World War II -- Speeches
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King George VI Addresses the Nation (1939) The King's Speech (2010) |
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Thursday 27 Sept 12 |
World War II -- Propaganda Posters
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Selection of WWII Propaganda Posters |
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Monday 1 Oct 12 |
World War II -- Propaganda Cartoons
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Private Snafu |
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Tuesday 2 Oct 12 |
World War II --
In the news |
Articles about World War II |
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Wednesday
3 Oct 12
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In-class proofreading session
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Bring a copy of your paper with you to class Paper due at 10:00 p.m. |
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Thursday
4 Oct 12 |
End of World War II |
The Yalta Conference (1945) |
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Monday 8 Oct 12 |
No class...
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...Fall Break |
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Tuesday 9 Oct 12 |
No class…
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…Fall Break |
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Wednesday
10 Oct 12 |
The post-war world
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Beveridge Report (1942) |
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Thursday
11 Oct 12 |
Test #3
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