US History II

United States History II (SOC 203)

Students will examine basic features of United States history during the period of 1877 to the present. The course will include, but not be limited to the following: industrialization, immigration, reform, W.W.I, the twenties, depression and the New Deal, W.W.II, civil rights, the Vietnam War, and contemporary times. Within this survey course, considerable attention will be given to formation and development of geography competency skills, analyzing primary & secondary sources, bias detection, essay writing and presentation skills.

Unit 1 - Beginning the Cold War

Unit 2 - Happy Days and the Civil Rights Movement

Unit 3 - Decade of Change

Unit 4 - Vietnam

Unit 5 - The Rise of Conservatism and Globalization