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Nov 21, 2024
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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HIST 102 - Survey of American History II
PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment or earning a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 093 - Introduction to College Writing and ENGL 083 - Reading Strategies for College or ENGL 095 - Integrated Reading and Writing , or ENGL 075 - Co-Requisite Integrated Reading & Writing
PROGRAM: Social Sciences
CREDIT HOURS: 3
LECTURE HOURS: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019
Covers major themes including the post Civil War period, western expansion, industrial growth of the nation and its effects, immigration and urban discontent and attempts at reform, World War I, the Roaring Twenties, social and governmental changes of the thirties, World War II and its consequences, the growth of the federal government, social upheaval in the sixties and seventies, and recent trends in conservatism, globalization, and cultural diversity.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Describe the on-going development of an urban industrial society and a corporate-capitalist economy out of a rural, agrarian past.
- Trace and analyze the rise of reform and social movements.
- Evaluate the expanding role of the United States in European, Asian, African, and Latin American affairs, from the Civil War to the present.
- Trace the expanding role of government in American society from the Civil War to the present.
- Define the transformation of the patterns of everyday life: the emergence of mass culture, religious, intellectual, artistic, and scientific developments, and a pluralistic national culture.
- Analyze the emergence of the United States as a world power.
- Reflect on historical issues and themes using primary and secondary sources and form coherent, defensible interpretations about their domestic and global impact.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
Reconstruction
Rise of Urban America
Western expansion
Becoming a world power
The Progressive Era
World War I
The Roaring Twenties
The Great Depression and the New Deal
World War II
The Cold War
The Vietnam War
Civil rights and Counter-Culture
Revival of conservatism
Post-Cold-War Era
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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