| Date | Topic to be covered . |
Readings & Assignments
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Monday 15 Oct 12 . |
Introduction | . |
| Tuesday 16 Oct 12 |
Police Action in Korea |
United Nations Resolution on Korea (1950) On American Intervention in Korea (1950) . |
| Wednesday 17 Oct 12 |
British Decolonization |
"Significance of the Delhi Pact" (1950) The Future of Culture in Egypt (1954) . |
Thursday 18 Oct 12 . |
No class... | ...Enjoy! |
| Monday 22 Oct 12 |
Cold War Espionage |
Statement Upon Sentencing the Rosenbergs (1951) Cold-War Era Spy Gadgets . |
| Tuesday 23 Oct 12 |
Travel in the U.S. | National Interstate and Defense Highways Act (1956) 1950's Tourism Advertisements . |
| Wednesday 24 Oct 12 |
Education and the Cold War |
Books Given to the Free University of Berlin (1951) What You Should Know About Communism - and Why (1962) . |
Thursday 25 Oct 12 . |
Test #1 | . |
| Monday 29 Oct 12 |
The Cuban Missile Crisis |
The Lesson of Cuba (1961) Second Declaration of Havana (1962) . |
| Tuesday 30 Oct 12 |
Further Decolonization |
Declaration on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (1960) Excerpts from I Speak of Freedom (1961) . |
| Wednesday 31 Oct 12 |
Use of Executive Orders |
Executive Order 10924: Establishment of the Peace Corps (1961) Executive Order 11112: Establishing the President's Advisory Council on the Arts (1963) . |
| Thursday 1 Nov 12 |
Vietnam | Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964) Letter Exchange (1967) . |
| Monday 5 Nov 12 |
Politics at the Olympics |
Mexico City (1968) Munich (1972) . |
Tuesday 6 Nov 12 . |
Test #2 | . |
Wednesday 7 Nov 12 . |
Project Work Day | Meet in Trotter Computerized Classroom |
| Thursday 8 Nov 12 |
Project Work Day | Bring copies of the documents you plan to use for the project with you to class. . |
| Monday 12 Nov 12 |
'New' groups become politically active |
Alcatraz Proclamation (1968) Gay Liberation Front: Manifesto (1971/1978) . |
| Tuesday 13 Nov 12 |
Energy becomes political in the 1970s |
Statement on Signing the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act (1973) Statement on Signing the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act (1974) . |
Wednesday 14 Nov 12 . |
Camp David Accords |
The Framework for Peace in the Middle East (1978) |
| Thursday 15 Nov 12 |
Ancient History in the 1970s |
"King Tut, Superstar" (1977) "King Tut Exhibit in Retrospect" (1979) . |
| Monday 19 Nov 12 |
The Space Race | Chariots for Apollo, Foreward (1978) "Speech on the Challenger Disaster" (1986) Space Camp (1986) . |
Tuesday
20 Nov 12
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Test #3 | . |
Wednesday 21 Nov 12 . |
No class... | ...Thanksgiving. |
Thursday 22 Nov 12 . |
No class... | ...Thanksgiving. |
Monday 26 Nov 12 . |
Presentations | . |
Tuesday 27 Nov 12 . |
Presentations | . |
Wednesday 28 Nov 12 . |
Presentations | . |
Thursday 29 Nov 12 . |
Presentations | . |
| Monday 3 Dec 12 |
End of the Cold War |
"Evil Empire Speech" (1982) Wellesley College Commencement Address (1990) . |
| Tuesday 4 Dec 12 |
Apartheid | The Question of South Africa (1984) "'Graceland': Voices Of Freedom From Land Of Apartheid" (1987) . |
| Wednesday 5 Dec 12 |
Europe at the end of the 20th century |
The Maastrict Treaty: Common Provisions (1992) "Concluding Statement by the Participants in the Bosnia Proximity Peace Talks" (1995) . |
| Thursday 6 Dec 12 |
The Internet | The Book Lovers Guide to the Internet (1996) Article on the Millennium Bug (1997) . |
Wednesday 12 Dec 12 . |
Final Exam | 8:00 a.m. |