American History II Syllabus
Course Description
This course covers a broad survey of American history from 1865 through the New Millennium.
Course Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Analyze the conquest and exploitation of the West
- Label significant American historical events on a timeline
- Analyze the role of industrialization on late nineteenth and early twentieth century U.S. society
- Examine the social, political, and economic changes in late nineteenth century United States
- Examine the foreign policy of the T. Roosevelt presidency
- Analyze the Age of Progressivism
- Examine America's role in World War I
- Evaluate the cultural challenges of the 1920s and 1930s
- Investigate the United States' role in World War II and the beginnings of the Cold War
- Examine post-World War II culture
- Analyze the political, social, and economic issues of the 1970s
- Examine the Reagan and G.H.W. Bush Administrations' role in American society
- Analyze the domestic changes and international challenges faced by the United States after the fall of communism in Europe
Course Materials
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