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HIST 112 American History Since 1877

After completion of this course, students will be able to describe the major political, diplomatic, economic, and social developments in American history from the end of the Reconstruction period to the present. In particular, students will study: the rise of industrial capitalism; the end of the frontier and the wars with the Native Americans; immigration; urbanization; the changing role of the family; the history of women; the history of African Americans; the political party system; the Populist, Progressive, and New Deal reforms; the impact of the New Deal on current domestic politics; and the impact of World War II and the Cold War on American Foreign Policy.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Engage in an exploration of late American worldviews and their relationship with non-American worldviews.
  2. 2. Describe late American cultures and values, views on human nature, aesthetics, and ethics in a reflective manner.
  3. 3. Identify and explain the numerous different late American perspectives and how they impacted both American and non-American development.
  4. 4. Analyze events in late American history within a global context from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, social and ethical perspectives.
  5. 5. Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Engage in an exploration of late American worldviews and their relationship with non-American worldviews.
  2. 2. Describe late American cultures and values, views on human nature, aesthetics, and ethics in a reflective manner.
  3. 3. Identify and explain the numerous different late American perspectives and how they impacted both American and non-American development.
  4. 4. Analyze events in late American history within a global context from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, social and ethical perspectives.
  5. 5. Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.