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Undergraduate History-Rock County
Undergraduate History-Rock County
2024 Spring Term
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HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES THE ERA OF THE CIVIL WAR TO PRESENT
HIS 102
A survey of American political, economic, social, and intellectual history from the era of the Civil War to the Present. This course thoroughly integrates the experiences of African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, and/or Asian Americans into US history in a manner that fosters understanding and appreciation of the perspectives and experiences of at least two of these groups as well as their contributions to, and interactions within, American society.
WORKERS, PROTEST AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN US HISTORY
HIS 210
Examines changes in work methods, culture and experiences of working people in US history from colonial days through the present. Includes labor in colonial America, slavery, industrialization, union development and struggles, workers in the World Wars, post war technological and workplace changes. Integrates the experiences, perspectives and contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanics into US labor history.
THE US AND VIETNAM WARS
HIS 318
An investigation of the wars in Southeast Asia, 1945-1975, focusing on these topics: Traditional Vietnamese culture and society, French colonialism, Vietnamese nationalism, American involvement in Vietnam and Indochina, the escalation of the American role, the debate on American policy, American withdrawal, conclusion of the fighting, and long-term effects.