HIST 220 - The Civil War and Reconstruction

Institution:

Virginia Wesleyan University

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Description:

Examines the causes, experience, significance, and lasting legacies of the Civil War and Reconstruction. It covers, among many other topics, the ongoing crisis of sectionalism and nationalism, the political, ideological, and moral conflict over slavery, the impact of expansionism, the ideological development of a revolutionary South, and the impact of the war on national politics, culture, and memory. Heavy emphasis is given to the war itself: the battles, leaders, common soldiers, tactics, diplomacy and economics of this great conflict. Finally, we explore the mixed results of this war for the victorious North, the defeated South, and the restored nation during the Reconstruction era and beyond. Offered spring of evennumbered years.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vwu.edu

Phone Number:

(757) 455-3200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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