HIS132 — United States History II: Reconstruction to the Present
HIS 132 - United States History II: Reconstruction to the Present HIS 132 - United States History II: Reconstruction to the Present HIS 1132. Description: Survey of social, economic, political and cultural history from 1865 through the 1980s. Exploration of the diversity of the American people. Examination of Racism, Social Reform Movements, and Industrializing America. Emergence of America in global context. General Education Competency: Written Communication; Diversity Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Course Content: Reconstruction and Post-Reconstruction Eras Westward Expansion Populist and Progressive Movements Imperialism Jim Crow, racism and racialist thought Second Industrial Revolution and the workers’ responses Modern economics: corporations and consumer culture World Wars Cold War Modernization Theory: the welfare/warfare state Civil Rights Movements Conservatism and Neoliberalism Globalization Culture, ethnicity/race, class, and/or gender Theories, methods, and historiography Learning