UNITED STATES HISTORY    
                  Ron Rimovsky    
              Syllabus for 2003-2004    
DAY BLOCK DATE       LESSON   CHPT PAGES WKBK
                          AUGUST       PAGES
1 B  8/8 Intro to course: issue books, class policies, grades, assignments, etc.      
2 A  8/11 Intro to course: issue books, class policies, grades, assignments, etc.          
3 B  8/12 Reconstruction (Presidential/Congressional) 5 200-211 64-65
4 A  8/13 Reconstruction (Presidential/Congressional) 5 200-211 64-65  
5 B  8/14 Birth of the "New South"     5 213-216 66  
6 A  8/15 Birth of the "New South"     5 213-216 66
7 B  8/18 End of Reconstruction     5 218-221 na
8 A  8/19 End of Reconstruction     5 218-221 na
9 B  8/20                          TEST - Chapter 5        
10 A  8/21                          TEST - Chapter 5        
11 B  8/22 A Technological Revolution         6 226-235 68
12 A  8/25 A Technological Revolution         6 226-235 68
13 B  8/26 Growth of Big Business     6 237-242 69
14 A  8/27 Growth of Big Business     6 237-242 69
15 B  8/28 Industrialization & Workers/ Great Strikes 6 243-253 71  
16 A  8/29 Industrialization & Workers/ Great Strikes 6 243-253 71
                                    SEPTEMBER        
     9/1     Holiday          
17 B  9/2                          TEST - Chapter 6        
18 A  9/3                          TEST - Chapter 6        
19 B  9/4 Moving West/Conflict with Native Americans 7 258-267 72B-73B
20 A  9/5 Moving West/Conflict with Native Americans 7 258-267 72B-73B
21 B  9/8 Mining, Ranching, and Farming   7 268-276 na
22 A  9/9 Mining, Ranching, and Farming   7 268-276 na
23 B  9/10 Populism         7 277-282 75
24 A  9/11 Populism         7 277-282 75
25 B  9/12                          TEST - Chapter 7        
26 A  9/15                          TEST - Chapter 7        
27 B  9/16 Politics in the Gilded Age     8 290-296 76
28 A  9/17 Politics in the Gilded Age     8 290-296 76
29 B  9/18 People on the Move     8 297-303 77
30 A  9/19 People on the Move     8 297-303 77
31 B  9/22 Challenge of the Cities     8 304-309 na
32 A  9/23 Challenge of the Cities     8 304-309 na
33 B  9/24 Ideas for Reform       8 311-315 79B
34 A  9/25 Ideas for Reform       8 311-315 79B
35 B  9/26                         TEST - Chapter 8        
36 A  9/29                         TEST - Chapter 8        
37 B  9/30 Expansion of Education     9 320-325 na
                                 OCTOBER          
38 A  10/1 Expansion of Education     9 320-325 na
39 B  10/2 New Forms of Entertainment     9 327-331 81B
40 A  10/3 New Forms of Entertainment     9 327-331 81B
41 B  10/6 World of Jim Crow/Changing Roles of Women 9 332-341 82B-83B
42 A  10/7 World of Jim Crow/Changing Roles of Women 9 332-341 82B-83B
43 B  10/8                         TEST - Chapter 9        
44 A  10/9                         TEST - Chapter 9        
45 B  10/10 Take a breather            
                     
                            Fall Break (10/13-10/17)          
                              (End of 1st Quarter)        
                     
46 A  10/20 Pressure to Expand (in class)     10 352-356 84
47 B  10/21 Pressure to Expand (in class)     10 352-356 84
48 A  10/22 Spanish-American War     10 357-364 85B
49 B  10/23 Spanish-American War     10 357-364 85B
50 A  10/24 A New Foreign Policy/Debating America's Role 10 366-375 86B-87
51 B  10/27 A New Foreign Policy/Debating America's Role 10 366-375 86B-87
52 A  10/28                        TEST - Chapter 10        
53 B  10/29                        TEST - Chapter 10        
54 A  10/30 Origins of  Progressivism     11 382-387 na  
55 B  10/31 Origins of  Progressivism     11 382-387 na
                                   NOVEMBER        
56 A  11/3 Progressive Legislation     11 389-395 89
57 B  11/4 Progressive Legislation     11 389-395 89
58 A  11/5 Progressivism Under Taft & Wilson   11 396-402 90
59 B  11/6 Progressivism Under Taft & Wilson   11 396-402 90
60 A  11/7 Suffrage at Last       11 403-407 na
61 B  11/10 Suffrage at Last       11 403-407 na  
62 A  11/11                        TEST - Chapter 11          
63 B  11/12                        TEST - Chapter 11          
64 A  11/13 Road to War/U.S. Declares War   12 414-424 92A-93B
65 B  11/14 Road to War/U.S. Declares War   12 414-424 92A-93B
66 A  11/17 Americans on Home Front/Global Peacekeeper 12 432-441 96B
67 B  11/18 Americans on Home Front/Global Peacekeeper 12 432-441 96B
68 A  11/19                        TEST - Chapter 12        
69 B  11/20                        TEST - Chapter 12              
70 A  11/21 take a breather            
                   Thanksgiving break:  11/24-11/28      
                                  DECEMBER            
71 B  12/1 Society in the 1920's     13 452-458 na
72 A  12/2 Society in the 1920's     13 452-458 na
73 B  12/3 Mass Media and the Jazz Age   13 459-465 98
74 A  12/4 Mass Media and the Jazz Age   13 459-465 98
75 B  12/5 Cultural Conflicts       13 467-473 99  
76 A  12/8 Cultural Conflicts       13 467-473 99
77 B  12/9 Current Events Discussion          
78 A  12/10 Current Events Discussion          
79 B  12/11 Review for Semester Exams          
80 A  12/12 Review for Semester Exams          
81 B  12/15                        Semester Exams        
82 A  12/16                        Semester Exams        
83 B  12/17                        Semester Exams        
84 A  12/18                        Semester Exams        
85 B  12/19 half day              
                     
                           End of 1st Semester        
        Christmas Break (12/20-1/5)        
                                     JANUARY          
                     
86 A  1/6 A Republican Decade (class presentation) 14 480-489 na
87 B  1/7 A Republican Decade (class presentation) 14 480-489 na
88 A  1/8 A Business Boom       14 491-497 100B
      Economy in the Late 1920's     14 498-501 101B
89 B  1/9 A Business Boom       14 491-497 100B
      Economy in the Late 1920's     14 498-501 101B
90 A  1/12 Stock Market Crash       15 508-512 103B
91 B  1/13 Stock Market Crash       15 508-512 103B
92 A  1/14 Social Effects of the Depression   15 513-518 na
      Surviving the Great Depression   15 520-523 na
93 B  1/15 Social Effects of the Depression   15 513-518 na
      Surviving the Great Depression   15 520-523 na  
94 A  1/16 Election of 1932       15 524-529 na  
     1/19                                  Holiday          
95 B  1/20 Election of 1932       15 524-529 na
96 A  1/21                          TEST - Chapters 14-15        
97 B  1/22                          TEST - Chapters 14-15        
98 A  1/23 Forging a New Deal     16 536-544 107B
99 B  1/26 Forging a New Deal     16 536-544 107B
100 A  1/27 New Deal Critics       16 545-551 na
101 B  1/28 New Deal Critics       16 545-551 na
102 A  1/29 Last Days of the New Deal     16 553-559 109
103 B  1/30 Last Days of the New Deal     16 553-559 109
          FEBRUARY        
104 A  2/2                         TEST - Chapter 16        
105 B  2/3                         TEST - Chapter 16        
106 A  2/4 Rise of Dictators       17 568-574 110B
107 B  2/5 Rise of Dictators       17 568-574 110B
108 A  2/6 Japan Builds an Empire     17 581-584 112
109 B  2/9 Japan Builds an Empire     17 581-584 112
110 A  2/10 From Isolation to War     17 585-589 113B
111 B  2/11 From Isolation to War     17 585-589 113B
112 A  2/12 Mobilization       18 594-599 114
113 B  2/13 Mobilization       18 594-599 114
          Holiday          
114 A  2/17 Social Impact of the War     18 623-629 na
115 B  2/18 Social Impact of the War     18 623-629 na    
116 A  2/19                         TEST - Chapter 17-18        
117 B  2/20                         TEST - Chapter 17-18        
118 A  2/23 Origins of the Cold War     19 636-642 119
119 B  2/24 Origins of the Cold War     19 636-642 119
120 A  2/25 The Cold War Heats Up     19 644-651 120
121 B  2/26 The Cold War Heats Up     19 644-651 120
122 A  2/27 The Korean War       19 652-656  
      The Continuing Cold War     19 657-661 122
          MARCH          
123  B   3/1 The Korean War       19 652-656  
      The Continuing Cold War     19 657-661 122
124 A  3/2                        TEST - Chapter 19        
125 B  3/3                        TEST - Chapter 19        
126 A  3/4 Postwar Economy       20 668-674 123
127 B  3/5 Postwar Economy       20 668-674 123
128 A  3/8 Mood of the 1950's       20 675-679 124  
129 B  3/9 Mood of the 1950's       20 675-679 124  
130 A  3/10 Domestic Politics and Policies   20 680-685 na
131 B  3/11 Domestic Politics and Policies   20 680-685 na
132 A  3/12                       TEST - Chapter 20        
                     
                              End of 3rd Quarter        
                     
133 B  3/15                
134 A  3/16 Demands for Civil Rights     21 698-703 126
      Leaders and Strategies       704-708 127B
135 B  3/17 Demands for Civil Rights     21 698-703 126
      Leaders and Strategies       704-708 127B
136 A  3/18 The Struggle Intensifies     21 709-714 128
      The Political Response       716-721 129B
137 B  3/19 The Struggle Intensifies     21 709-714 128
      The Political Response       716-721 129B
138 A  3/22 The Movement Takes a Turn     21 722-727 130B
139 B  3/23 The Movement Takes a Turn     21 722-727 130B
140 A  3/24                      Test:  Chapter 21        
141 B  3/25                      Test:  Chapter 21        
142 A  3/26 The New Frontier       22 736-741 na
      The Great Society         743-750 132
143 B  3/29 The New Frontier       22 736-741 na
      The Great Society         743-750 132
144 A  3/30 Foreign Policy in the Early 1960's   22 751-759 na  
145 B  3/31 Foreign Policy in the Early 1960's   22 751-759 na
                                      APRIL          
146 A  4/1                      TEST: Chapter 22        
147 B  4/2                      TEST: Chapter 22        
                            Easter Break (4/5-4/12)        
148 A  4/13 Women's Movement     23 764-769 134B
      Ethnic Minorities Seek Equality     771-776 135B
149 B  4/14 Women's Movement     23 764-769 134B
      Ethnic Minorities Seek Equality     771-776 135B
150 A  4/15 The Counter Culture     23 777-780 na
      Environmental and Consumer Movements   781-785 137
151 B  4/16 The Counter Culture     23 777-780 na
      Environmental and Consumer Movements   781-785 137
152 A  4/19                      TEST: Chapter 23        
153 B  4/20                      TEST: Chapter 23        
154 A  4/21 War Unfolds       24 792-796 138
155 B  4/22 War Unfolds       24 792-796 138
156 A  4/23 Fighting the War       24 798-804 na
157 B  4/24 Fighting the War         798-804 na
158 A  4/27 Political Divisions       24 805-811 140B
159 B  4/28 Fighting the War         805-811 140B
160 A  4/29 Political Divisions       24 812-817 141B
161 B  4/30 Political Divisions         812-817 141B
162 A  5/1 Nixon's Domestic Policy     25 826-831 142B
      Nixon's Foreign Policy       832-837 143B
163 B  5/4 Nixon's Domestic Policy     25 826-831 142B
      Nixon's Foreign Policy       832-837 143B
164 A  5/5 Watergate Scandal       25 838-844 na
165 B  5/6 Watergate Scandal       25 838-844 na
166 A  5/7 Ford Administration     25 846-850 na
167 B  5/8 Ford Administration     25 846-850 na
168 A  5/11 Carter Administration     25 850-857 na
169 B  5/12 Carter Administration     25 850-857 na
170 A  5/13                       TEST: Chapter 25        
171 B  5/14                       TEST: Chapter 25        
172 A  5/15 Review              
173 B  5/18 Review              
174 A  5/19 Review              
175 B  5/20 Review              
176 A  5/21 Exams              
177 B  5/22 Exams              
178 A  5/25 Exams              
179 B  5/26 Exams              
                     
ASSIGNMENTS shown are due that day.        
TESTS/QUIZZES shown will be given on that date