the fifth party system was class
First: party loyalty came from region, religion, and race Second: shaped by new immigrants, based in religion and jobs? Third: Not static, biggest political discussions were primarily cultural issues such as schools, and liquor laws Fourth: Sectionalism, most cared only about their area's policies Fifth: Based in class more so than ever before
economy collapsed in the Spring of 1893
Was this comparable to the collapse that led to the Great Depression?
two-party system
What are the effects of having a two-party system? Can it operate in a way that avoids the "false dilemma" fallacy (solutions to a problem are incorrectly presented as limited to "either A/or B", and fail to consider a different solution)?
a new feminist movement
The movement of the 1960's and 70's was considered "second wave feminism" (first wave was the voting rights movement in the early 1900's). The second wave was dominantly about white women rebelling against the traditional roles as caretakers and also fought for reproductive rights. One short-coming was a lack of inclusion of issues important to women of color, which the modern third wave feminism builds on today.
remembering
I like that this is still included, because it is crucial to have that foundation before extending into the more creative and upper level thinking.
Integrated Course Design
This process reminds me of how to plan and write papers, starting with big ideas, to finding relationships among those, then arriving at a question based on those relationships
think critically.
This is precisely why creating annotations is so important to the learning process. In order for learning to be effective, we must think critically about the information in front of us and be filters, not sponges. Ask questions: What is central to the overall theme? What do I personally disagree with? How is this concept related to the previous one presented?