Introduction
Overview of US History.
Make sure you have read this document before our fist meeting. Here we have a short overview of American history from the colonial era through to the 1980s. Make note of anything you are not familiar with (in particular in the twentieth century).
Make sure you have read this document before our fist meeting. Here we have a short overview of American history from the colonial era through to the 1980s. Make note of anything you are not familiar with (in particular in the twentieth century).
US Political System
You should read the following overview of the American political system. We will spend most of our second day in the first week talking about the content of this document.
You should read the following overview of the American political system. We will spend most of our second day in the first week talking about the content of this document.
What came before the twentieth century? The Gilded Age.
Print the Gilded Age Video question sheet and read over the questions to guide you as you prepare to watch the video. You do not need to provide written answers to these questions but you should be prepared to discuss them in our first meeting. I recommend, therefore, that you take notes as you watch the video. This short film (approx. 33 mins) will provide a sense of the country that entered the twentieth century as an industrial giant poised for global leadership.
Print the Gilded Age Video question sheet and read over the questions to guide you as you prepare to watch the video. You do not need to provide written answers to these questions but you should be prepared to discuss them in our first meeting. I recommend, therefore, that you take notes as you watch the video. This short film (approx. 33 mins) will provide a sense of the country that entered the twentieth century as an industrial giant poised for global leadership.