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3.00 Credits
An examination of the causes, nature, and consequences of the American Civil War. Covers the period from 1848¿1877 and discusses such topics as the nature of slavery, the rise of abolitionism, the collapse and reconstruction of the American political system, and the realities of war. Meets General Education United States History requirement.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the U.S. from the Populist movement through the end of World War II. Focus is on the transformation of a rural, agrarian society into an urban industrial world power.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the U.S. from the end of World War II to the present. Special attention given to the social and cultural influences of the Cold War, changes in the political economy, and protest movements in the late 20th Century.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of Native American history from before European contact to the present day. Addresses social, cultural, economic, political, and military themes. Prerequisite: IDCR 151. Meets General Education Pluralism in Contemporary Society requirement.
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3.00 Credits
A study of historical change in the lives, experiences, legal status, and social status of African-Americans from the abolition of slavery to the present. Special attention is given to African-American campaigns to secure political and social equality. Prerequisite: IDCR 151. Meets General Education Pluralism in Contemporary Society requirement.
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3.00 Credits
A history of immigration and immigrant groups in the United States from 1830 to the present. Covers major waves of immigration and focuses on the diverse cultural heritage, social structure, and political activism of immigrants from Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Prerequisite: IDCR 151. Meets General Education Pluralism in Contemporary Society requirement.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the process by which America moved from a society characterized by small farms and villages to one dominated by large cities and sprawling suburbs. Themes include the effects of technology and planning on city-building and the effects of the urban form on race, ethnic, and gender relations. Prerequisite: IDCR 151. Meets General Education Pluralism in Contemporary Society requirement.
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An examination of U.S. foreign policy with special attention given to the Cold War and its aftermath. Cross-listed with POLI 315.
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3.00 Credits
A broad introduction to the historical transformations of government and society in Asia from the earliest times to the 16th Century. The twin themes of order and encounters will form the thematic foundations for analyzing the different ways in which Asian societies in China, Japan, and India grew in complexity as they crafted elaborate institutional arrangements for governance, and also as they became interconnected within wider circuits of exchange of ideas, commodities, and populations. The course will end at the moment of early modern encounters with Europeans.
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A broad introduction to the historical transformations of government and society in Asia from the 16th Century onward. Focusing on China, Japan, India, and southeast Asia, a number of inter-related themes will be explored: the cultures of these regions, the different ways in which they were brought under the influence of western powers, the subsequent transformations and adaptations these societies underwent, and the sometimes painful emergence of new nation states in Asia. Topics such as capitalism, cross-cultural encounter, resistance, governance, gender, social inequality, institutional change, nationalism, and revolution will form the critical focus of this course. Meets General Education NonWestern Studies requirement.
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