HIST 112 US History 2

Investigates significant developments from the Civil War to the present.

Credits

3

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

48

General Education Competency

GEM Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing

HIST 112US History 2

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I. General Information

Department

Social Science

II. Course Specification

Course Type

General Education

General Education Competency

GEM Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing

Credit Hours Narrative

3

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

48

Grading Method

Letter grade

Repeatable

N

III. Catalog Course Description

Investigates significant developments from the Civil War to the present.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

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

• Identify and write about the central themes in the Gilded Age.
• Identify and write about the primary causes and consequences of the Progressive Movement.
• Identify and write about the origins and nature of U.S. Imperialism.
• Identify and write about the central themes of the inter-war period.
• Identify and write about the causes and consequences of the World War II.

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

Text, readings, lectures

VI. Delivery Methodologies

Required Assignments

Four analytical papers Class attendance and participation

Required Text

Tindall, America Guarneri, America Compared

Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements

Four analytical papers Class attendance and participation