HIS 022 - U.S. History from 1877

.50 High School Credits

History 022 is a college-preparatory, second semester course in a two course sequence based on a survey of American history. The course is structured thematically with major emphasis on analyzing the impact of key people, geographic locations, significant speeches, documents, and events. This course begins by emphasizing the problems after Reconstruction, the new industrialism, the last frontier, and agrarian discontent and the Progressive Era. Attention is focused next upon overseas expansion and America’s entry into World War I. Later topics include the problems of prosperity during the “normalcy” of the 1920’s, the Great Depression and the New Deal, the role of the United States in World War II, the Cold War at home and abroad, the politics and culture of reform in the postwar era, the Vietnam war, the Conservative ascendancy of the 1970s and 1980s, and the subsequent change in the view of the United States in the 1990s. The course covers the social, economic, and political developments within the United States as well as its diplomatic history as a leading world power. Students will come to better understand the political, economic, and social forces that shaped America by developing their analytical reading skills as well as their critical thinking abilities through a variety of methods, including essays, papers, projects, and other forms of feedback tools.

Prerequisite(s): HIS 011/012 (Minimum grade: D).

Satisfies a Requirement: U.S. History
Note: Course is primarily a high school junior course and will prepare the student for Government/Economics. HIS 021 shall be taken before HIS 022. College preparatory course.

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HIS 022 - U.S. History from 1877