History 132
Lectures from History 132 (US since 1865), taught at the University of Alaska Southeast, spring semester 2007. Survey of the political, social, cultural and economic history of the United States since the Civil War.
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- every 4 days
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2007
Final Lecture
At last. No good explanation for why this has taken so long -- end of the semester laziness, most likely. The lecture itself is short and covers a lot of ground; also, I delivered the lecture with my…
Mon 14 May 2007
1970s
More than disco. Lecture covers the political transformations leading to the rise of the New Right; Carter presidency; and the Iranian hostage crisis.
Thu 26 Apr 2007
War on Poverty
Lecture covers the "rediscovery of poverty" and Johnson's effort to "make war" (sort of) on economic inequality. We look at the modest successes and long-term inadequacies of the anti-poverty measure…
Wed 18 Apr 2007
Civil Rights in the 1950s
The second Reconstruction. This lecture addresses the origins of the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s.
Mon 09 Apr 2007
Cold War III
Massive retaliation! This lecture examines the foreign policy of the Eisenhower years, with a focus on the emergence of the Middle East as a region of special importance to the US after WWII. The beg…
Fri 06 Apr 2007
Cold War II
I hate talking to myself. This is a short lecture covering the domestic politics of the 1940s and early 1950s -- Truman, McCarthyism, and suburbanization especially.
Tue 03 Apr 2007
Cold War
Long time, no see. I was out of town last week and had to record this lecture in my elaborate home studio. For some reason I was having trouble loading the audio to the server, which explains the del…
Sun 01 Apr 2007
World War II, part II
The rest of the story. In this lecture, we consider the meaning of World War II on the home front and look at the escalating violence that marked the final year of the war.
Fri 23 Mar 2007
World War II, part I
Back from break. This lecture addresses the origins of the second World War and examines the factors that led to US entry into the war.
Fri 23 Mar 2007
Depression (II)
Note to self -- always check batteries. For the third time this semester, I goofed with the recording technology. The first 30 minutes is from the lecture itself, while the last hour was recorded in …
Wed 14 Mar 2007
Great Depression (Part I)
Brother, Can you Spare a Dime? Lecture covers the origins of the Great Depression, the consequences for different groups of Americans, and the political outcomes for Hoover and Roosevelt.
Thu 08 Mar 2007
1920s (culture and politics)
Here's the next lecture. No time to describe it . . . Too much to do today. Lots of stuff about the KKK and the so-called "culture wars" of the 1920s.
Mon 05 Mar 2007
1920s (politics and economics)
Not always so jazzy. Lecture covers the debates about the League of Nations, global influence of the US during the 1920s -- politically, economically, militarily -- as well as the reactions against i…
Thu 01 Mar 2007
World War I (part 2)
Over there. This lecture continues with the "framing" of the war; addresses the federal management of the war effort; and looks at how the war opened up discussions about national identity and citize…
Fri 23 Feb 2007
World War I
Not a good war. This lecture covers the causes of World War I and the reasons for America's eventual entry into the war; some discussion of how the war was "framed" by Wilson and his administration. …
Wed 21 Feb 2007
Progressivism
Remember the Maine! Today's lecture gives an overview of the progressive movement -- the kinds of issues that preoccupied reformers; the methods and theories they relied on; and the underlying causes…
Sat 17 Feb 2007
Imperialism (continued)
Apologies to podcast subscribers -- I goofed last week and somehow neglected to turn on my recorder at the start of class. Bummer. It was a good lecture, much more coherent than this. But since it's …
Wed 14 Feb 2007
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