This is a survey of the American past from the post-Civil War era to the 1990s. Students will study about the growth and impact of industrialization and urbanization in the Gilded Age, the reform movements, such as progressivism, the New Deal, the Civil Rights movements, and the Great Society. This course traces America’s path to global involvement in the 20th century, including America’s entanglement in the two world wars and the wars in Korea and Vietnam. The course aims to help students acquire a firm knowledge of major themes and characteristics of the United States and its people, and a better understanding of the present with a new perspective derived from the study of the past.

CILO-1: Acquire basic analytical skills by examining and analyzing historical problems. CILO-2: Connect present-day concerns with historical issues. CILO-3: Engage with the major events, processes, and personalities that have shaped the modern United States. CILO-4: Acquire basic research and writing skills in the field of history of the United States.