HIST 2200 - History of the United States Since 1877 Credit Hours: 4.00 Prerequisites: None
(formerly HIST 2310)
A broad historical survey of the emergence of the United States as an industrial nation and world power.
Contact Hours: 4 Billable Contact Hours: 4 OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify central themes and events in American history from the end of the Reconstruction period to the present.
Objectives: The student will:
- Recognize the significance of historical events, individuals/organizations, and topics relevant to the period.
- Describe the various social, cultural, political, and economic movements relevant to the period.
Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize the characteristics of the major historical developments germane to the period.
Objectives: The student will:
- Explain the effects of specific social, cultural, and economic movements on the United States and its institutions.
- Explain the impact of specific political movements, technological/scientific advances, and military activities on the United States and its institutions.
Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe the American experience since 1877 in a global context.
Objectives: The student will:
- Examine America’s relationship with the Western Hemisphere.
- Examine America’s relationship with European powers.
- Examine America’s relationship with Southeast Asia.
- Examine America’s relationship with Africa and the Middle East.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)
- 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
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- 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
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- The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
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- 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
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- 5. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.
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COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE Session and Topic:
- The Gilded Age (1877-1901)
- American Expansionism (1898-1917)
- The Progressive Era (1901-1921)
- World War I (1914-1920)
- The 1920s and the Great Depression (1920-1933)
- Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal (1933-1941)
- American Isolationism and World War II (1920-1945)
- Cold War Politics under Truman and Eisenhower in the Post-War Era (1945-1961)
- American Prosperity and the Culture of Abundance (1945-1961)
- Social and Cultural Rebellion and Liberal Reform in the Post-War Era (1945-1968)
- The Vietnam War and Cold War Confrontation in the 1960s and 1970s (1961-1975)
- The End of Liberalism, the End of the Cold War, and the Rise of the Global Economy (1968-2000)
- America in the Twenty-First Century and the Legacy of September 11th (2000-Present)
Primary Faculty Weintz, Elton Secondary Faculty Associate Dean Williams-Chehmani, Angie Dean Pritchett, Marie
Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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