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4.00 Credits
Origins and early development of Cleveland and the Western Reserve, emergence of Cleveland as a major industrial city, emphasis upon social economic, technological, cultural, and political developments with special attention given to the role of ethnic and minority groups.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of immigration to America from the 1830s until the present day. The course focuses on the religious, work, political, and cultural life of various immigrant groups as well as the process of adaptation and Americanization. The rise of anti-immigrant movements and efforts to restrict immigration are also emphasized.
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4.00 Credits
A study of Native American White contact since the Colonial period, emphasizing differences in cultural outlook, dispossession from Indian lands, changing political status of Native Americans, and the nature of missionary and governmental assimilation efforts. Attention will be given to the dynamics of cultural conflict and Indian response to assimilation policies.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the applied uses of history in such areas as museums, archives, labor, historical societies and community, as well as corporate and oral history. Considers ethical and professional issues, grant writing, evaluation of popular and professional history presentations, and careers in public history. Will involve practicum working on-site on a public history project.
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4.00 Credits
Analysis of the European background of the Age of Discovery; comparative settlement patterns in the New World of the French, Spanish, and English; and the social, political, economic, and intellectual changes which took place in the mainland colonies to 1740. Emphasis is on family and community development.
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4.00 Credits
Study of the American Enlightenment, the causes of the American Revolution, aspects of the War for Independence, the Confederation, and the Constitution of 1787.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the economic, social, and political transformation of the United States in the nineteenth century. Topics typically include the rise of industrial capitalism and social and political responses such as abolitionism, sectionalism, the women's rights movement, labor activism, and Populism.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the significance of the Trans-Mississippi West in United States history from various interpretive perspectives. Topics include: nineteenth century exploration and settlement; impact of environment on evolution of western economies; race and ethnic relations; gender roles; the cowboy legacy; frontier violence; the West as myth and symbol; federal land and wilderness policies; the urban West; tourism and National Parks.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Particular emphasis is given to slavery and sectional differences leading to the conflict; military and political events; the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on American society; the emancipation experiences of African-Americans; and the struggle to redefine freedom, nationalism, and citizenship during Reconstruction.
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4.00 Credits
Course explores the ways that African Americans have “imagined home” by considering the relationship that peoples of African descent in the United States have held with Africa, and how that relationship has figured historically in the making of an "African American" identity. We will investigate the transformation of African identities in the "new world", the formation and transformation of racial nationalism and its relationship to the continent, as well as the connection between the US based freedom movement and African struggles for independence. Throughout the course we will define and redefine what is and has been meant by terms such as the "African Diaspora," "Cultural Nationalism," black trans-nationalism and "Pan-Africanism."
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