History 1302 is a general survey of American history from 1865 to present day. Some of the topics to be covered include: Reconstruction and westward expansion, industrialization and the rise of urban centers, American imperialism, the Progressive movement, World Wars I and II, economic cycles and the Great Depression, the Cold War, the 1960s and Vietnam, and Watergate.

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Authors: George Brown Tindall and David Emory Shi

Title: America: A Narrative History, W.W. Norton and Co., 2007.

ISBN 13:978-0-393-92820-4.

You may buy the full edition which is used for both 1301 and 1302 sections of the course, OR you may purchase only volume 2, covering material from 1865.

This course requires that you adhere to a specific semester schedule. It is completely up to you to keep up with the readings and make sure that you understand and process the information. Students who are physically attending classes spend 48 hours in class and are expected to study at least 1-2 hours outside of class for every hour spent in class. In other words, you should expect to invest over 135 hours in the learning process.

It is not unusual for online students to need more preparation time than what they might need within the traditional classroom experience.

IN ORDER TO DO WELL IN THIS COURSE, EXPECT TO SPEND MANY HOURS IN STUDY AND FOCUSED PREPARATION.

Grades will be based on participation in discussion forums, completed special assignments, chapter quizzes, and unit exams.  Textbook reading assignments, chapter reading guides, lecture notes, and web site recommendations will help the student prepare for graded activities.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1)  Explain the strategies used to implement reconstruction and analyze its effects upon the South.

2)  Examine the conquest of the Plains Indians and the impact of the frontier’s closing.

3)  Discuss the impact of industrialism on American life, particularly on labor, immigrants, and social reforms.

4)  Analyze America’s imperialism movement, discuss its impact on the Spanish-American War.

5)  Analyze the Progressive Movement including muckrakers, and assess the political, social and economic reforms at the turn of the century.  

6)  Examine the causes of America’s entry into World War I, and assess the impact.

7)  Compare and contrast the social, intellectual, and economic attitudes of the Roaring Twenties.

8)  Analyze the administrations of the 1920’s: Harding, Coolidge and Hoover.

9)  Examine the causes & effects of the Great Depression in the 1930’s.

10) Analyze and assess President Roosevelt’s New Deal policies.

11) Explain the rise of fascism/totalitarianism in Europe and Asia, and America’s entry into World War II.

12) Examine FDR’s leadership before and during World War II, and assess its influence on post-war decisions.

13) Discuss the emergence of the Cold War between the U.S. and Russia in the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

14) Analyze and assess the social and economic impact of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.

15) Identify the causes and effects of the war in Vietnam & Watergate.

16) Identify the social, political and economic problems/successes experienced by U.S. Presidents in the latter half of the 20th century.