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| US Industrial Age 1870-1945 | |||
| US IND AGE | |||
| CLASS CODE: | HIST 376 | CREDITS: 3 | |
| DIVISION: | LANGUAGE & LETTERS | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, POLITICAL SCIENCE | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Investigation of the rise of modern political, social, and economic sructures and values in America from 1877-1918. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Fall 2004, Summer 2005 | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | Topics include the rise of big business, populism, progressivism, and WWI. | ||
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | Understand basic facts and general themes in American History 1877-1920. Practice effective research and writing skills. Read and understand prominent historical literature of the time period. Build testimonies of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Practice multi-media and oral presentation skills useful in the classroom. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | Students will be required to read 1,000+ evaluated pages, write a 10 page paper, give an oral presentation using Power Point, and know the basic work of 25 significant scholars in the field. | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | No prerequisites, but students are encouraged to have AmHer 170, Hist 201-202 and Hist 300. All students in 300 level courses will be expected to know how to research, write and document a basic historical essay. | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2001 | ||