HISTORY 386.01 THE MILITARY AND WAR IN AMERICA.

EXAMINATION STUDY SHEET

Each exam will consist of an essay section in which you are called upon to write one essay from a field of three or more questions based upon lectures and readings. Each examination will be worth 50 points toward the course grade.

GENERAL TOPICS FOR THE FIRST EXAMINATION:

1) 18th Century Warfare-(Web Readings Sections I and II).
2) The Colonial Experience-(Web Readings Section II).
3) The American Revolution-(Web Readings Sections III).
4) The French Revolution and the Early American Military-(Web Readings Sections IV-VII).
5) The Military of the U.S., 1815-1846 (Web Readings Section VIII).
6) The Texas Revolution and the U.S.-Mexican War (Web Readings Section IX).

GENERAL TOPICS FOR THE SECOND EXAMINATION:

1) The Civil War, 1861-1865 (Web Readings Sections X-XII).
2) American Military, 1865-98. (Web Readings Sections XIV).
3) American Imperialism and Overseas Conflicts. (Web Readings Section XV).
4) Reform in the U. S. Armed Forces. (Web Readings Sections XVI).
5) The First World War and the U.S. (Web Readings Sections XVII-XVIII).

GENERAL TOPICS FOR THE THIRD EXAMINATION:

1) The Interwar Period (Web Readings Sections XIX-XX).
2) World War II--Europe. (Web Readings Sections XXI-XXIV).
3) World War II--Pacific & Asia. (Web Readings Sections XXI-XXIV).
4) The Cold War & U. S. Military. (Web Readings Section XXV).
5) The Korean Conflict. (Web Readings Section XXVI).
6) The Vietnam Conflict. (Web Readings Sections XXVIII-XXIX).
7) The U. S. Military, 1975-1998. (Web Readings Sections XXX-XXI).

EVALUATION FOR EACH EXAMINATION
EVALUATION CRITERIA

1. Pertinance. Does the essay directly address the question? Is there a significant effort to answer the question? (10 points).

2. Analysis. Is the focus of the essay maintained? Are the points or topics clearly conceived, presented and discussed? (10 points).

3. Content. Is the information presented to subtantiate points and topics accurate and clear? Do the facts contribute evidence to the arguments presented? (10 points).

4. Organization. Is the essay composed in a clear and logical manner? Is there an introductory statement, a body of evidence, and a conclusion? (10 points).

5. Mechanics. Are the fundamentals of paragraphing, sentence structure, grammar, spelling, and punctuation followed? (10 points).

SAMPLE SCORE-SHEET FOR EACH OF THE EXAMINATIONS:

CRITERION #1---Pertinance_____out of 10 points

CRITERION #2----Analysis_____out of 10 points

CRITERION #3-----Content_____out of 10 points

CRITERION #4-Organization____out of 10 points

CRITERION #5---Mechanics____out of 10 points

TOTAL:________out of 50------------EXAMINATION GRADE:_________