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INSTRUCTOR:

Dr. Silvano A. Wueschner

729 Mimosa Rd.
Prattville, AL 36067  

 (334) 491-0241 (home)                                                       

silvano@wueschner.org

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

SILVANO A, WUESCHNER, Ph.D., is an adjunct Professor in the Department of History and Social Sciences at Auburn University Montgomery.  He received his B.A. and M.A. in Human Resource Management from Pepperdine University, his M.A. in History from Northeast Missouri State University, and the Ph.D. in History from the University of Iowa.  His primary field of interest is twentieth-century American institutional history.  His dissertation is entitled Herbert Hoover, Benjamin Strong and American Monetary Policy 1917-1928.  He has served on the faculty of William Penn University, Oskaloosa, Iowa; American National College, Colombo Sri Lanka; and The University of Iowa.  At the latter institution he taught courses in Western Civilization, the Political left in Modern History, Twentieth Century Crisis, Communities and Societies, the Frontier in American History 1840 – present, American Diplomatic History, and New Era/New Deal.  In addition to numerous published articles, he has authored a work on Iowa frontier history, Ormanville: Life on the Iowa frontier, 1850 – 1890, edited a readings book on 20^th Century Crisis, and authored a work entitled  Charting Monetary Policy for the Twentieth Century.  He currently serves as Staff Historian at Air University, Maxwell AFB, In addition He serves as the Past President  for the Economic Business Historical Society.  Most recently he was deployed to Iraq with the Multi-National Force-Iraq, where he served as a historian with Iraq Training and Advising Mission- Air Force.

 COURSE DESCRIPTION

Survey of nationalization of institutions; labor vs. management; emergence of the U.S. as a world power; and the expanding role of government in American life.  The primary goal of this course is to examine the ideas, institutions, people, and processes that have helped to shape the national experience from Reconstruction  to the present. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES: 

• explain the impact on and ultimate outcomes of Reconstruction in the South
• explain the settlement of the western frontier and its effects on the Native Americans  and frontier farmers. 
• explain the reasons for industrial growth in the United States
• explain the social, economic, and political effects of industrialization.
• explain the changes in the status of the American laborer,
• explain the urbanization of the United States, 
• discuss the patterns of immigrations and immigration restrictions. 
• be familiar with the political responses to the changing America of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries be familiar with  the United States’ involvement in foreign affairs from 1878 to the present.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS

• James A. Henretta, et al. America: A Concise History, 4th Edition, Vol. 2, Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2004

OBLIGATIONS OF THE STUDENT

1.   Be on time

2.   Complete the assigned readings. This means reading the entire selection and  internalizing the information.

3.    Participate fully and substantively in class review sessions.

4.   Satisfactory completion of 1 interpretive ( critical/analytical) 6 page  essay over the readings, to be handed in on the due dates.  Due dates are provided in this syllabus.  Students are aware of the requirements well in advance.  Do not wait until the night before to do your project!

5.   Satisfactory completion of 3 examinations which will consist of a combination of Multiple Choice Questions.

PREPARATION

The best way to prepare yourself for the exams, and in order to derive the greatest benefit possible from the readings, it is suggested that you keep written notes structured in the following manner:

1.   Briefly state the main ideas of the chapter.

2.   List three important facts that the author uses to support the main ideas in each  chapter.

3.   List any examples of bias or faulty reasoning that you have found in the chapter.

4.   List any new terms/concepts that are discussed in the chapter and write a short definition.

5.   Take the self-tests in the on-line study guide

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TOPICAL QUESTIONS - PAPER

Paper due December 2  – Your essay should consider how the United States involvement in international affairs changed from economic reconstruction in the post World War I period to one of providing leadership for the "free world" after World War II.

Remember also that every class is an English class, therefore, style, grammar and punctuation will play an important role in the grade you will earn on each of the projects.  Also keep in mind that plagiarism will not be tolerated.  You must cite the sources that you use in preparing the paper, and any material taken directly from another source must be set off in quotation marks and properly cited.

Papers may not be turned in late – you are aware of the due dates.  To properly grade your paper and return it  to you in a timely fashion requires that I receive it when it is due!

MAKE-UP EXAMINATIONS

Students must submit written explanations for missing scheduled tests before make-up examinations will be administered.  Except for extremely unusual circumstances (work-related travel, family death, and similar), make-ups for the first test must be completed within one week of the original exam date, and for the second, one week of the original exam date, and the final must be completed within two days before the end of exam week.  Make-up examination arrangements are the responsibility of the student.  Examinations must be accomplished in sequence; students may not take the second test until the first has been completed, or the final until the second test has been completed.

OTHER

Students who qualify for special consideration under ADA must provide the professor with appropriate documentation on the first day of class.  Beeper and cell phones must be deactivated during lectures/discussions and students may not bring children to class with them.

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Course Outline