Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

HIS 131 - The United States since the Civil War Era


3 credit(s)
Area/Group Designation: American History
The second half of a two-part survey of American life since Columbus arrived in the New World, this course focuses on five principal topics in American history since 1865: the rise of American industry and the development of American labor, world wars and America’s growing influence on world affairs, the impact of immigration, the birth and explosive growth of mass culture, and the struggles to extend American democracy to excluded groups. The course emphasizes broad themes and the experiences of many different Americans as well as the achievements of great leaders. Required for history majors. No prerequisite.


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