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U. S. History 1865 To 1945

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This course provides an overview of the social, political, economic, and global events affecting U.S. history from the Civil War through World War II.

This undergraduate-level course is 5 weeks This course is available to take individually or To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Representative.

Course details:

Credits: 3
Continuing education units: XX
Professional development units: XX
Duration: 5 weeks

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    The Jazz Age, Great Depression, and New Deal

    • Summarize the economic, political, and social characteristics of the New Deal.
    • Trace the rise of consumerism in America during the 1920s.
    • Identify social trends of the 1920s and their contributions to modern America.
    • Explain the underlying causes of the Great Depression.
    • Compare the responses of Hoover and Roosevelt to the economic crisis.

    World War II

    • Identify the causes for American involvement in WW II.
    • Discuss the economic, political and social characteristics of the American home front during WW II.
    • Describe the military course of WW II across both Europe and the Pacific.
    • Analyze Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb.

    Reconstruction and the West

    • Evaluate the outcomes of Reconstruction.
    • Summarize the economic, political, and social characteristics of the New South.
    • Describe the effect of western expansion and development on Native Americans.
    • Explain the populist response to late 19th-century development.

    Industrialization and Progressivism

    • Describe the economic, political, and social influence of industrialization on America.
    • Explain the rise of Labor in response to factory conditions.
    • Connect industrialization to urbanization and immigration during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.
    • Describe the effects of Progressivism on American society in the early 20th century.

    Imperialism and the Great War

    • Summarize American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
    • Identify the relationship between military events and outcomes of the Spanish-American War.
    • Examine the causes and results of American involvement in World War I.
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