United States History II - HIST 2112

Description

History 2112 explores the major themes and issues in American history from the end of the Civil War to the present. Emphasizes the political, social, economic, and cultural dimensions of United States history; causal relationships and patterns of change and continuity over time; and the significance of ethnicity, gender, race, and class in historical events.

Name	Office	Phone	Email
Marshall Abuwi	Augusta University	706-737-1745	mabuwi@augusta.edu
Harry Akoh	Atlanta Metropolitan State College	404-756-4716	hakoh@atlm.edu
Haider Bhuiyan	University of North Georgia	706-310-6254	haider.bhuiyan@ung.edu
Robert Bob Bouwman	University of North Georgia	864-944-2320	robert.bouwman@ung.edu
Ted Butler	University of North Georgia	229-317-6807	edward.butler@asurams.edu
Amy Dilmar	Columbus State University		dilmar_amy@columbusstate.edu
Jody Klann	University of North Georgia		jkklann@yahoo.com
Alex Lega	University of North Georgia		alex.lega@ung.edu
Russell Pryor	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	0	rpryor@abac.edu
Rick Reiman	South Georgia State College	912-260-4247	rreiman@sgsc.edu
Jodie Talley Knapton	University of North Georgia		jodie.knapton@ung.edu
Jessica Taylor-Lewis	University of North Georgia	678-717-3627	jessica.taylor@ung.edu
Seth Weitz	Dalton State College	706-272-2688	sweitz@daltonstate.edu
Kurt Windisch	University of North Georgia		windkurtis@gmail.com
Montgomery Wolf	University of Georgia	706-542-2053	mwolf@uga.edu
Elizabeth Worley	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College		eworley@abac.edu
Matthew Zimmerman	Middle Georgia State University	478-471-2862	matthew.zimmerman@mga.edu

Credit Hours

Prerequisites

See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Identify, evaluate, and analyze the major controversies, issues, personalities, problems, and trends in U.S. history since 1865.
Recognize the role of diversity in American society and culture.Appraise how and why the historical interpretations of controversies, issues, personalities, and problems have changed over time.
Place issues and events of U.S. History in a local, regional, national, and global context.Generate a carefully constructed and persuasive historical interpretation, using primary and secondary sources, that shows understanding of the developments and contributions across intellectual, political, and/or cultural boundaries.Analyze the extent to which historical and contemporary American society has embraced the ideals of the U.S. Constitution.
Apply geography to the understanding of history and historical events.

The following units are covered in this course:

Unit 1: Reconstruction and Westward Expansion
Unit 2: Labor, Urbanization, and Politics in an Industrial Era
Unit 3: Reform and Expansion at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Unit 4: The Great War and the Roarin' Twenties
Unit 5: The Great Depression and New Deal
Unit 6: World War II and the Cold War
Unit 7: The End of the Cold War

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

Participation & Discussions - 30%
Quizzes - 20%
Reflection Exercises - 5%
Essays & Assignments - 20%
Proctored Midterm Exam - 10%
Final Project - 15%

* The midterm and/or the final will be proctored.

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