HIS 202 United States History since 1865
3 hours
The course offers an introduction to the forces that shaped American political, social, and cultural institutions from the American Civil War through the present. The course traces American history as global history through study of the encounter and mixing of global cultures in the making of diverse American cultures and in the encounter of the United States with other nations in foreign policy, trade, and war. The historical experiences of persons of Native/Indigenous, African, Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, and European descent are considered, as are the histories of American racism, imperialism, and resistance by persons of color including through movements for civil rights. The role of gender and sexuality, including the historical experiences of LGBTQ persons, is also analyzed.
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This course satisfies the Flexible Core: U.S. Experience area of the Gen Ed Program.