HIST 201 - History of the United States, a Survey Course: from 1865 to the Present

(HUMD, GEIR, GEEL)

One of two related courses (with HIST 200), which may be taken in either order. Post-Civil War Reconstruction; the industrial revolution and rise of the city; the new immigration; the social, cultural, and political responses to these changes; the emergence of the United States as a more active world power. American society in the 1920s, the Great Depression, the Cold War, and the controversies over the American role in world affairs; new developments in modern American society and culture. Assessment Level(s): ENGL 101/ENGL 011. Three hours lecture/discussion each week.

3 semester hours

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

Analyze the roles of race, class, gender, religion, immigration, and ethnicity in American society.
Assess the major political figures and movements since the Civil War.
Identify the main themes in U.S. foreign policy, including the emergence of the United States as a superpower and the Cold War’s impact on foreign and domestic policy.
Explicate the relationships between industrial expansion, the evolution of the labor movement, and the role of government.

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