HIST 104 News

A review session is scheduled for Monday, April 5 at 6:35PM in Minard 138. Another class has the room reserved until 6:30, so please be patient when you arrive.

Tash

At least 5 of the following will appear on the exam next week.

Who was the psychologist many cited for changing sexual values in the 1920s?
A. Warren Harding
B. Sigmund Freud
C. Henry Ford
D. Charles Lindberg

The Scopes Trial was about
A. Immigration
B. Communism
C. Evolution
D. The Ku Klux Klan

National self-determination, as considered immediately after the Great War, would result in what?
A. Restriction of immigration into the United States
B. Disarmament of Germany
C. Creation of the League of Nations
D. Establishment of new countries for ethnic groups

Social Darwinism argued that
A. Evolution did not occur
B. The fit should rule the world
C. Imperialism was useless
D. The United States should create a large navy

The Teller Amendment
A. Declared war on Spain
B. Made Cuba a colony of the United States
C. Authorized the invasion of the Philippines
D. Promised Cuba independence from the United States after the war

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is an example of what?
A. The Social Gospel
B. The Country Life Movement
C. Scientific Management
D. Muckraking

The man Theodore Roosevelt wanted as his presidential successor was
A. William Taft
B. William McKinley
C. Woodrow Wilson
D. Gifford Pinchot

There are many events going on that would serve for the Cultural Currents assignment. I'll mention here a couple that I personally am likely to attend in the next week or so.

Neal Holland, "My Travels to and Through Horticulture," Loftsgard 114, 3:30 PM 1 April. Neal is a former NDSU extension horticulturalist who now runs the Sheyenne Gardens, my favorite nursery.

Julie Sandland, "Zerelda, Annie and Zee James: The Women Who Lived with Outlaws," Beckwith Recital Hall, 7:00 PM 8 April. Sponsored by the North Dakota Humanities Council.

Earlier I posted some events good for the Cultural Currents assignment. One of them has been rescheduled. So now I'm reposting events for next week, with the change noted.

Tuesday 6 April, 7:00 PM, Century Theater, Memorial Union: Richard Rathge is giving the Faculty Lecture, on the subject, "North Dakota: Bridging Divides and Building Futures."

Wednesday 7 April, 7:30 PM, Minard 138: Curt Meine speaking on the topic, "Emergence of an Idea: Aldo Leopold and the Conservation of Biological Diversity." This event earlier was listed for 6 April.

Wednesday 7 April, 7:30 PM, Reimers Room, NDSU Alumni Center: I'm giving the Tri-College History Lecture on the topic, "My So-Called Life on the Plains: Confessions of the Last Picture Show Generation."

Returning from travels, and looking over the course calendar, I see it's time to assemble the second exam, which will be administered on Thursday 6 April. So here are three essay possibilities. Two will appear on the exam, and you will write on one, as usual.

1. Tocqueville tells us that Americans are touchy--that they have excessive national vanity, or pride. Do you see this as a factor in American conduct and action leading up to war with Spain in 1898 and Germany in 1917?

2. The United States has not had a significant revolution since the Civil War, and yet the country has changed profoundly. According to Tocqueville, how does reform, constructive change, happen in a democracy? (Illustrate with examples from American history 1900-1940.)

3. Tocqueville asserts that in a democracy, political power will flow to the center, creating an ever more powerful federal government. Judging by events in the U.S. 1900-1940, is he right?

As for multiple choice questions, I'm asking Mr. Smith to make a compiliation from the cards, and I'll do a dissemination via the weblog, as before.

Here are some suggestions.

Wednesday 24 March, 7:00 PM, Peace Garden Room, Memorial Union: Laurie Lahlum speaking on the topic, "Norwegian Women on the Northern Prairies and Plains." A good one to relate to the chapter in TQ you're reading now.

Tuesday 6 April, 7:00 PM, Century Theater, Memorial Union: Richard Rathge is giving the Faculty Lecture, on the subject, "North Dakota: Bridging Divides and Building Futures."

Tuesday 6 April, 7:30 PM, Minard 138: Curt Meine speaking on the topic, "Emergence of an Idea: Aldo Leopold and the Conservation of Biological Diversity."

Wednesday 7 April, 7:30 PM, Reimers Room, NDSU Alumni Center: I'm giving the Tri-College History Lecture on the topic, "My So-Called Life on the Plains: Confessions of the Last Picture Show Generation."

Really, these are all splendid events.

Several people have emailed me concerning their scores. Most people with the white test have received an additional two points due to a problem with the answer key. If your score seems two points lower than what you came up with in class, this is probably why. If there is a bigger discrepancy in your score, email me and we'll figure it out.

Tash