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.

HIST 2112 - Spring 2024

Course	Instructor
HIST 2112 1AG	Sarah Mergel smergel@daltonstate.edu
HIST 2112 1BG	Drew Burks drew.burks@ung.edu
HIST 2112 1CG	Drew Burks drew.burks@ung.edu
HIST 2112 1DG	Jodie Talley Knapton jodie.knapton@ung.edu
HIST 2112 1EG	Drew Burks drew.burks@ung.edu
HIST 2112 1FG	Candice Badgero clarson@westga.edu
HIST 2112 1GG	Jodie Talley Knapton jodie.knapton@ung.edu
HIST 2112 1HG	Jodie Talley Knapton jodie.knapton@ung.edu
HIST 2112 1IG	Jason Kennedy jkennedy@westga.edu
HIST 2112 1JG	Savannah Ledford savannah.ledford@ung.edu
HIST 2112 1KG	Jeffery Howell jhowell@ega.edu
HIST 2112 1LG	Linda Wyatt linda.wyatt@ung.edu
HIST 2112 1MG	Susan Asbury susan.asbury@mga.edu
HIST 2112 1NG	Ethan Smith ethan.smith@ung.edu
HIST 2112 1OG	Javan Frazier javan.frazier@mga.edu
HIST 2112 5AG	Amy Dilmar dilmar_amy@columbusstate.edu
HIST 2112 5BG	Thomas Aiello taiello@gordonstate.edu
HIST 2112 5CG	Kimberly Stokes stokes_kimberly@columbusstate.edu
HIST 2112 5DG	Montgomery Wolf mwolf@uga.edu
HIST 2112 8AG	Amy Dilmar dilmar_amy@columbusstate.edu
HIST 2112 8BG	Mark Laughlin mark.laughlin@gsw.edu
HIST 2112 8CG	Jody Klann jody.klann@ung.edu
HIST 2112 8DG	Savannah Ledford savannah.ledford@ung.edu
HIST 2112 8EG	Charles Elfer charleselfer@clayton.edu
HIST 2112 8FG	Tyler Peterson tyler.peterson@ung.edu
HIST 2112 8GG	Peter Mastopoulos mastopoulosp@savannahstate.edu
HIST 2112 8HG	Thomas Aiello taiello@gordonstate.edu
HIST 2112 8IG	Kristofer Roberts kroberts60@gsu.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.

Attendance Verification - 1%
Discussions - 33%
Quizzes - 20%
Assignments (includes Major Project) - 31%
Final Project Part 1 - 5%
Final Project Part 2 - 10%

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

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