Readings: History 325 Page Syllabus: Course Description Readings Exams & Quizzes Term Paper Grading Attendance Policy Schedule Class Supplements Announcements

Schedule History 325, Georgetown College, Fall Semester, 1999 Schedule: The following tentative schedule should be used as a guide for the completion of assignments and readings. The page numbers of required readings are listed by the last names of the authors. Note that readings from Jones, Quest for Security, are listed by both volume and page number. Assigned readings should be completed by the class date listed in the left column. INTRODUCTION Sep. 1 Introduction to the Course THE RISE TO REGIONAL POWER 1763-1898 Sep. 3 The Diplomacy of an Emerging Nation, 1763-1793 Jones, Quest for Security, 1:1-30 Sep. 6 The U.S. and the Struggle of the Great Powers, 1793-1815 Jones, Quest for Security, 1:30-87 Sep. 8 The Diplomacy of Postwar Nationalism, 1815-25 Jones, Quest for Security, 1:88-111 Sep. 10 Anglo-American Relations, 1825-42 Jones, Quest for Security, 1:112-134 Sep. 13 Texas Annexation, the Mexican War, and Manifest Destiny, 1842-61 Jones, Quest for Security, 1:134-185 Quiz on Jones, Quest for Security, 1:1-87, will be given Sep. 13. Sep. 15 Texas Annexation, the Mexican War, and Manifest Destiny, 1842-61 Jones, Quest for Security, 1:134-185 Sep. 17 Civil War Diplomacy, 1860s-70s: Mexico under Maximilian; the Confederacy's Quest for European Recognition Jones, Quest for Security, 1:186-214 Sep. 20 Civil War Diplomacy, 1860s-70s: Anglo-American Relations, Neutral Rights and International Law Jones, Quest for Security, 1:215-221 Sep. 22 American Expansionism and the New Manifest Destiny, 1870s-90s Jones, Quest for Security, 1:221-239 THE UNITED STATES AS A GREAT POWER 1898-1941 Sep. 24 Cuba, the Spanish-American War, and the Philippine-American War, 1898-1902 Jones, Quest for Security, 1:239-261 Sep. 27 Big-Stick Diplomacy: The Foreign Policy of Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-09 Jones, Quest for Security, 1:262-287 Sep. 29 Exam 1 will be given on Sep. 29. Oct. 1 Term Paper Preparation-The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962: Overview and Historiography Kennedy, Thirteen Days, all pages Oct. 4 The United States and World War I, 1914-18 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:288-320 Oct. 6 World War I and the Making of Peace, 1918-21 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:320-347 Oct. 8 Term Paper Preparation-The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962: Origins of the Crisis Chang and Kornbluh, eds., Cuban Missile Crisis, ix-86, 359-370 Internet Documents, 305-312, 315, 362, 364, 382-383, 385, 389, 407, 428, 431, 434-435, 441, 443 Oct. 11 Neo-Isolationism and Interventionism in the 1920s-1930s Jones, Quest for Security, 2:348-369 Oct. 13 Term Paper Preparation-The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962: October 16-17, 1962 Chang and Kornbluh, eds., Cuban Missile Crisis, 87-95, 124-130, 370-373 May and Zelikow, eds., The Kennedy Tapes, 1-117 Internet Documents, 4, 8, 11-17, 20, 22-24, 26-29 Oct. 15 No Class-Fall Break Oct. 18 The Growth of American Involvement in World War II, 1939-41 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:370-425 Oct. 20 The Growth of American Involvement in World War II, 1939-41 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:370-425 Oct. 22 Term Paper Preparation-The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962: October 18-22, 1962 Chang and Kornbluh, eds., Cuban Missile Crisis, 131-164, 373-379 May and Zelikow, eds., The Kennedy Tapes, 118-287 Internet Documents, 32-35, 37-42 THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF A SUPERPOWER 1941-77 Oct. 25 Alliance Diplomacy and World War II, 1941-45 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:426-460 Oct. 27 Alliance Diplomacy and World War II, 1941-45 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:426-460 Oct. 29 Term Paper Preparation-The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962: October 23-25, 1962 Chang and Kornbluh, eds., Cuban Missile Crisis, 165-186, 379-385 May and Zelikow, eds., The Kennedy Tapes, 288-438 Internet Documents, 43, 45-46, 49, 51-60, 62-77 Nov. 1 The Origins of the Cold War, 1945-47 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:461-471 Nov. 3 Truman, Containment, and the Cold War, 1947-50 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:471-494 Nov. 5 Term Paper Preparation-The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962: October 26-28, 1962 Chang and Kornbluh, eds., Cuban Missile Crisis, 187-209, 231-242, 385-393 May and Zelikow, eds., The Kennedy Tapes, 439-630 Internet Documents, 78, 81-83, 85-90, 92-95, 97-101, 103, 105-107 Nov. 8 The Korean War, 1950-53 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:495-518 Nov. 10 Exam 2 will be given on Nov. 10. Nov. 12 Term Paper Preparation-The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962: October 29, 1962 Chang and Kornbluh, eds., Cuban Missile Crisis, 393-394 May and Zelikow, eds., The Kennedy Tapes, 630-701 Internet Documents, 108-120 Nov. 15 Eisenhower: Korea, Indochina, Hungary and Brinkmanship, 1953-57 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:519-537 Nov. 17 Eisenhower: Sputnik, Cuba, and the U-2 Incident, 1957-61 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:537-555 Nov. 19 Term Paper Preparation-The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962: Aftermath of the Crisis Chang and Kornbluh, eds., Cuban Missile Crisis, 243-358, 394-411 Nov. 22 The Foreign Policy of John F. Kennedy, 1961-63 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:556-585 Nov. 24 Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam, 1963-68 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:586-613 Nov. 26 No Class-Thanksgiving Holiday Nov. 29 Richard Nixon and Vietnam, 1969-73 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:614-634 Dec. 1 The Diplomacy of Détente: Nixon, Ford, and Kissinger, 1969-77 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:614-647 Dec. 3 The U.S. and the Middle East, 1960s-70s Jones, Quest for Security, 2:537-544, 601-603, 634-638 Term papers due, Dec. 3 U.S. DIPLOMACY IN THE AGE OF LIMITS 1977-91 Dec. 6 American Foreign Policy in the Age of Limits: The Diplomacy of Jimmy Carter, 1977-81 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:648-675 Dec. 8 Ronald Reagan and the "Evil Empire," 1981-89 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:676-713 Dec. 10 The End of the Cold War, 1989-91 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:714-724, 731-741 Dec. 13 George Bush and the Gulf War, 1990-91 Jones, Quest for Security, 2:725-731 FINAL EXAM Dec. 17 Exam 3 will be given on Friday, December 17, at 12:00-2:00 Other Departmental Courses in American History and Civilization: | AMS 250 | HIS 223 | HIS 225 | HIS 227 | HIS 306 | | HIS 308 | HIS 310 | HIS 312 | HIS 314 | HIS 318 | HIS 325 | | HIS 338 | HIS 426 | HIS 430 | HIS 432 | HIS 470 | HIS 475 | | This page was last updated on 9/1/99. | Return to Top of Page | Site Map | Dr. Harold D. 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