HIST 2523: History of the U.S. 1877 to Present

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Subject:
History
Credit hours: 3 Lecture hours: 3 Lab hours: 0
PCS code (Local ID):
Baccalaureate/Transfer
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Course Description

A survey of the history of the United States from the late 1870s to the present. Emphasis is placed on political as well as economic, cultural, and social forces which have shaped the American past.

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s)

Appropriate assessment score or completion/concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1422 with a grade of C or better

IAI Number
S2-901
IAI Title
United States History II
Topical Outline
  1. Winning the West
  2. The Rise of Industrial America
  3. Life in Industrial America
  4. The Rise of the Urban Metropolis
  5. Politics in the Gilded Age
  6. The Populist Movement
  7. America Becomes a World Power
  8. Social Progressivism
  9. Political Progressivism
  10. America and the Great War
  11. The Roaring Twenties
  12. The Great Depression
  13. The First New Deal
  14. The Second New Deal
  15. The Road to the Second World War
  16. America and the Second World War
  17. The Rise of the Cold War
  18. Cold War America
  19. The Civil Rights Movement
  20. The Height of Liberalism
  21. The Vietnam War Era
  22. The Rights Movement
  23. America in Crisis
  24. The Conservative Revolution
  25. End of the Cold War Era
  26. Post-Cold Ware America
  27. America in a New Millennium
  28. An Era of Historic Firsts

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Distinguish between primary and secondary sources as the foundation of modern historical scholarship
  • Interpret primary sources critically by analyzing their historical contexts
  • Formulate historical interpretations, both orally and in writing, and defend them critically with reference to primary and secondary sources
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the various political, social, and economic movements within the United States, including the origins and development of its peoples and cultures to 1877