Taught In English

There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

COURSE DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES :
This is the second half of the first-year American history course. The objective of this course is to acquaint students with the development of the United States from the War of Secession up to the present day through its political, economic and social institutions.

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY :
Because of the amount of material to be covered, this class will be primarily a lecture class. Students will be expected to ask and answer questions concerning the material covered, however, and are therefore expected to prepare the chapters in advance. Students are expected to make 15-20 minute presentations on a topic which has required personal research.

Students will be marked on the quality of their presentations AND the quality of the research.

Will be studied in class :
- The Frontier West
- The Rise of Industrial America
- The Transformation of Urban America
- Politics & Expansion in an Industrializing Age
- World War I : American's World Role, Mobilizing at Home, Fighting in France, Promoting the War
- Between the Wars
- Waging Global War, 1939-45 ; Mobilization, The Battlefront, Triumph & Tragedy
- Cold War America
- The Turbulent Sixties - The New Frontier, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam
- Society and Politics from Ford to Regan
- The Cold War Ends

TEXT :
The Enduring Vision : A History of the American People, Boyer, 6th Edition, 2008

EVALUATION :
The final grade will be made up of a research project (30%), class quizzes (40%) and a final examination (30%).