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Course Description

This course provides an overview of the social, political, economic, and global events affecting U.S. history from the Civil War through World War II.

This undergraduate course is 5 weeks.

PLEASE NOTE:
Attendance and participation are mandatory in all university courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

Course Objectives

Reconstruction and the West

  • Evaluate the outcomes of Reconstruction.
  • Summarize the economic, political, and social characteristics of the New South.
  • Describe the effect of western expansion and development on Native Americans.
  • Explain the populist response to late 19th-century development.

Industrialization and Progressivism

  • Describe the economic, political, and social influence of industrialization on America.
  • Explain the rise of Labor in response to factory conditions.
  • Connect industrialization to urbanization and immigration during the Gilded Age and
  • Progressive Era.
  • Describe the effects of Progressivism on American society in the early 20th century.

Imperialism and the Great War

  • Summarize American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • Identify the relationship between military events and outcomes of the Spanish-American War.
  • Examine the causes and results of American involvement in World War I.

The Jazz Age, Great Depression, and New Deal

  • Trace the rise of consumerism in America during the 1920s.
  • Identify social trends of the 1920s and their contributions to modern America.
  • Explain the underlying causes of the Great Depression.
  • Compare the responses of Hoover and Roosevelt to the economic crisis.
  • Summarize the economic, political, and social characteristics of the New Deal.

World War II

  • Identify the causes for American involvement in WW II.
  • Discuss the economic, political and social characteristics of the American home front during WW II.
  • Describe the military course of WW II across both Europe and the Pacific.
  • Analyze Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb.

Prerequisites

None

Disclaimers

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While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. More information about eligibility requirements, policies, and procedures can be found in the catalog.

Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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U. S. History 1865 to 1945
Type
Instructor Led
Days
T, M
Time
12:00AM to 11:59AM
Dates
Apr 23, 2024 to May 27, 2024
Campus
Online Campus
Building
Online Non-Degree
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
119.8
Location
  • Online Campus
Course Fee(s)
Undergraduate Tuition credit (3 units) $1,194.00 Click here to get more information
Section Fees
Resource Fee $170.00 Mandatory
Credits/Units
3 Credit Hours
U. S. History 1865 to 1945
Type
Instructor Led
Days
T, M
Time
12:00AM to 11:59AM
Dates
May 28, 2024 to Jul 01, 2024
Campus
Online Campus
Building
Online Non-Degree
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
119.8
Location
  • Online Campus
Course Fee(s)
Undergraduate Tuition credit (3 units) $1,194.00 Click here to get more information
Section Fees
Resource Fee $170.00 Mandatory
Credits/Units
3 Credit Hours
U. S. History 1865 to 1945
Type
Instructor Led
Days
T, M
Time
12:00AM to 11:59AM
Dates
Jul 02, 2024 to Aug 05, 2024
Campus
Online Campus
Building
Online Non-Degree
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
119.8
Location
  • Online Campus
Course Fee(s)
Undergraduate Tuition credit (3 units) $1,194.00 Click here to get more information
Section Fees
Resource Fee $170.00 Mandatory
Credits/Units
3 Credit Hours
U. S. History 1865 to 1945
Type
Instructor Led
Days
T, M
Time
12:00AM to 11:59AM
Dates
Aug 06, 2024 to Sep 09, 2024
Campus
Online Campus
Building
Online Non-Degree
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
119.8
Location
  • Online Campus
Course Fee(s)
Undergraduate Tuition credit (3 units) $1,194.00 Click here to get more information
Section Fees
Resource Fee $170.00 Mandatory
Credits/Units
3 Credit Hours
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