This course will explore baseball and Americanism. What does it mean that baseball is the national pastime? What does national pastime even mean? What about national? When you think of the United States, what do you think of? Is baseball a part of that? These are some of the aspects we are going to delve into throughout this course. We are going to spend some time discussing how baseball reflected American culture at the time. In some instances, we will discuss how baseball reflected what people wanted American culture to look like, or appear to be.
Baseball and Americanism
Baseball and Americanism
This course is part of American History Through Baseball Specialization
Instructor: Tom Zeiler
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9 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
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What you'll learn
Gauge the role of nationalism in American history.
Survey institutions, such as the U.S. presidency, in shaping baseball.
Investigate how American identity is tied to baseball.
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Assessments
44 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this module we will cover topics surrounding the Civil War, reconstruction, the Indian Wars, and the Spalding Tour.
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7 videos8 assignments1 discussion prompt
In this module we will cover topics surrounding baseball and the early American empire, leading up to WWI.
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13 videos13 assignments
In this module we will cover topics surrounding the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal.
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9 videos1 reading10 assignments
In this final module we will cover topics surrounding baseball and WWII, a post war world, and the Korean war.
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13 videos13 assignments
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