Course Description: A survey of American History from the Civil War to the present. Emphasis on political, economic and social problems accompanying America's rise as an industrialized world power.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Understand the social, economic, and political adjustments during the period of Reconstruction.
2. Discuss the settlement of the last frontier and its effects on American Indians and farmers.
3. Describe and explain the reasons for industrial growth in the United States and analyze the social, economic, and political effects of industrialization.
4. Describe and explain the changes in the status of the American laborer.
5. Analyze the urbanization of the United States.
6. Describe and explain the patterns of immigration.
7. Discuss political responses to the changing America of the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries.
8. Analyze United States involvement in foreign affairs from the 1890’s to the 1920’s.
9. Describe and explain the causes of the Great Crash and the Great Depression.
10. Analyze the social, economic, and political effects of the Great Depression.
11. Discuss U.S. involvement in World War II, including diplomacy as well as military actions.
12. Analyze U.S. involvement in world affairs since World War II.
13. Describe and explain the major economic, political, and social developments in the United States since 1945.
14. Discuss the civil rights movement in the United States since 1945.
15. Understand the decline of trust and confidence in American politics in the 1970’s.
16. Recognize the emergence of the Reagan-Bush counterrevolution.
17. Comprehend the center-ground of the Clinton Administration.

Content Information:

All work will be graded by the instructor. The following point system will be used for each assignment. Total points are given.

Assignment Total Points
Syllabus quiz (1) 10
Background paper (1) 20
Assignments (16) 160
Discussion (16) 160
Online Quizzes (16) 160
Papers (2) 100
Tests (3) 300
Online Participation/Time 50
Evaluation 10
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Total Points 850 points

Course Expectations: Students are expected to:

• Spend approximately 15 hours per week learning history and preparing for tests and assignments.
• Submit assignments including written and oral and meet deadlines for testing.
• Communicate with instructor regularly throughout the course.
• Manage the technology of an on-line course; work the on-line tutorials if not an experienced on-line student.
• Act in a mature and professional manner when interacting with instructor and classmates.

Student Requirements:

1. Have a valid email address
2. Email the course instructor within three days of registration giving student’s mailing address.
3. Contact instructor immediately with change of address.
4. Must obtain required access codes, books, lab supplies, and supplemental materials.
5. The students must have computer literacy skills to:
• Save and retrieve files to a location
• Download, save and open files from a source
• Locate and submit files with an attachment
• Create, edit, save and retrieve files from a location
• Participate in an online chat room environment
• Navigate the Internet to reach a website or search the Internet
• Create, open and read emails; also, attach files in an email
6. Students are strongly encouraged to take the online tutorial and/or non-credit online preparation course.
7. Have adequate computer operating hardware

**See online course information on the NECC website for hardware requirements**

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