MSUM - 125th Anniversary Timeline
| Classes for Spring semester 2012 |
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Textbook sites -- you can often find used copies of texts used in class at one of these sites:
www.amazon.com |
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HIST 310 -- The Decline of Europe Syllabus Texts: Hew Strachan –
The First World War (ISBN
978-0143035183) David Clay Large –
Between Two Fires (ISBN 978-0393307573) Richard Overy – Why
the Allies Won (ISBN 978-0393316193) Niall Ferguson – The
War of the World (ISBN 978-0143112396) All are available in paperback, and there are electronic (Nook and Kindle) copies for Strachan, Overy and Ferguson.
Slides for Europe in the 1920s-30s (about 12MB in size) Slides for the Course of World War II in Europe EXAM 2 (on the terms for 1920s to WWII) will be in class, Weds. April 11 NO CLASS MONDAY MAY 30 |
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HIST 362 -- US Civil War and Reconstruction Syllabus Texts: James M. McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom:
The Civil War Era. This
is the current standard for a one-volume history of the Civil War.
Very well written, it is available as a paperback and in ebook format
(Nook and Kindle). Chandra Manning,
What This Cruel War was Over. Manning
argues that slavery was the main cause of the war and the main issue that most
soldiers on both sides were fighting over.
Available in both paper and ebook. Stephen Ash, When the Yankees Came. Ash takes a detailed look at how southern communities behaved while under Union Army occupation. Available in both paper and ebook.
Terms, people etc for the Civil War era Question for exam 1 -- bring essay to class the day of examEXAM 2 (due April 16) Answer the following question in about 1000 words (3-4 pages): In creating its own plan for the Reconstruction of the Confederate states, did the US Congress act to "restore the nation while protecting the rights of the freed slaves" or did they act to protect the political gains of the Republican Party and the financial gains of the 1860s economic legislation for railroads, paper money, etc.? Support your argument with readings, etc. Slides for Reconstruction (may help with exam 2) NO CLASS MONDAY MAY 30 |
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HIST 122 -- US Survey
Slides for exam 1 -- will be used in class Exam 1 essay question (bring completed essay to class the day of the exam -- Feb 9. first set of slides for exam 2 (it's big -- 14 MB) second set of slides for exam 2 (about 3 MB)
essay question for Exam 2 -- bring essay to class the day of the exam
Slide set for 1945-65 Slide set for 1965-1980
Exam 3 will be Tuesday, May 1 |
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Tips for writing good essays: Advice for writing an essay (these are excerpts from a Harvard University guide for writing historical essays). |
Herman Stern and the German Jewish Crisis
