U-46 Roadmap of American History
Project Seminar #1
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2008 - 8:00am–2:30pm
Room 240 - Educational Services Center – 355 E. Chicago St. - Elgin, Illinois 60120
“Focus” Content Title: #1: Civil War & Reconstruction (1846-1877)
Essential Questions Addressed
How can ideological disputes be better resolved?
How did the results of the Civil War change and fail to change life for Americans?
Content Questions Addressed
What were reasons for the support of slavery; how was slavery resisted and opposed?
Why did 11 states secede? How was the war fought and for what purposes?
How did emancipation become a key goal of the war? What were the results of emancipation?
“Touchback” Content Title: #10: Post War America: Cold War and the 1950s (1945 -1960)
Essential Questions Addressed
What happens when people can not compromise?
Can opposing viewpoints survive together?
Essential Questions Addressed
What caused the deterioration of the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union?
What steps did the United States take in the containment of Communism?
How did the fear of Communism affect the United States?
How did the Cold War affect different regions of the world?
Schedule
| 8:00 – 8:05 | Welcome Jeff Feucht U-46 |
| 8:05 – 8:10 | Evaluation Update Kate Maley Northern Illinois University |
| 8:10 – 8:15 | Agenda Overview Dr. J.D. Bowers Northern Illinois University |
| 8:15 – 10:15 | Slavery & Anti-Slavery Politics Dr. Ellen Eslinger DePaul University |
| 10:15 – 11:25 | National Security: U.S. v. Reynolds & The State Secrets Privilege Nisan Chavkin Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago |
| 11:25 – 12:00 | Lunch & Elgin Artifacts Liz Marston Elgin Area Historical Society & Old Main Museum |
| 12:00 – 2:00 | U.S. Cold War Policy in South East Asia / “Blowback” Dr. Eric Jones Northern Illinois University |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | Reflection Exercise Dr. J.D. Bowers Northern Illinois University |
