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
Thomas Aiello	Gordon State College		taiello@gordonstate.edu
Harry Akoh	Atlanta Metropolitan State College	404-756-4716	hakoh@atlm.edu
Candice Badgero	University of West Georgia		clarson@westga.edu
Haider Bhuiyan	University of North Georgia	706-310-6254	haider.bhuiyan@ung.edu
Robert Bouwman	University of North Georgia	864-944-2320	robert.bouwman@ung.edu
Michelle Brock	University of North Georgia	706-864-1522	michelle.brock@ung.edu
Drew Burks	University of North Georgia		drew.burks@ung.edu
Ted Butler	University of North Georgia	229-317-6807	edward.butler@ung.edu
Patrick Coleman	Clayton State University	404-680-1371	patrickcoleman@clayton.edu
Amy Dilmar	Columbus State University		dilmar_amy@columbusstate.edu
Jody Klann	University of North Georgia		jody.klann@ung.edu
Alex Lega	University of North Georgia		alex.lega@ung.edu
Jana Malone	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College		jana.malone@abac.edu
Paige Massey	University of North Georgia		paige.massey@ung.edu
Elizabeth Medley	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College		Elizabeth.Medley@abac.edu
James Pryor	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	0	rpryor@abac.edu
Rick Reiman	South Georgia State College	912-260-4247	rick.reiman@sgsc.edu
Steven Shirley	University of North Georgia		steven.shirley@ung.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		kurt.windisch@ung.edu
Montgomery Wolf	University of Georgia	706-542-2053	mwolf@uga.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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