HIST 2020 - Modern United States History

3 sem hrs cr

This course traces the political, economic, diplomatic, and social development of the United States from the Reconstruction period to the present. Attention is given to contemporary problems and the place of the United States as a world power. Prerequisite: Exemption from or completion of ENGL 0810  and READ 0810  
Recommended HIST 2010  

In rare and unusual circumstances, a course prerequisite can be overridden with the permission of the Department Lead for the discipline.

This course may include proctored exams which must be completed on campus or at an instructor approved proctoring center which may require additional costs to the student. Please consult your instructor for additional details.

  Formerly/Same As (Formerly HIS 2120)

Transfer (UT) or Non-Transfer Course (UN): UT

• Gilded Age and Industrialization
• Progressivism
• WWI
• Roaring Twenties and Nativism
• Great Depression and New Deal
• WWII
• Cold War and Truman Doctrine
• Cultural and Social Climate of the 1960s and 1970s
• Nixon Administration and Watergate
• War on Terror and Bush Doctrine