HIS105
Preview: HIS105 : American History after 1865
Course Guide
Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
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Surveys U.S. history from the end of the Civil War. Traces socioeconomic developments following
the First World War and their impact on current American attitudes and policies on domestic as
well as international affairs.
Required Resources
Kevin M. Schultz. 2018. HIST: Volume 2: U.S. History Since 1865 . HIS105 Cengage Learning 5th
edition textbook available at https://www.strayerbookstore.com
Eric Foner. No date. https://www.britannica.com/event/Reconstruction-United- Reconstruction.
States-history
Robert Hockett. June 7, 2020. The U.S. Needs to Complete Its Reconstruction Efforts. Here’s
How. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rhockett/2020/06/07/reconstruction-10/?sh=7f5d79f67e40
Eric Foner. September 7, 2019. https://advance-lexis- The Lost Promise of Reconstruction .
com.libdatab.strayer.edu/api/permalink/60690a8d-95ac-472f-9316-fb0b2e9774f4/?
context=1516831" target="_blank
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Course Learning Outcomes
The USAonline.com. No date. History of the United States: Industrialization and Reform (1860–
1916). https://theusaonline.com/history/industrialization.htm
Peter Canellos. August 16, 2019. What FDR Understood About Socialism That Today’s Democrats
Don’t. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/16/democrats-socialism-fdr-roosevelt-
227622
Matthew Johnston. April 13, 2019. . The Economic Effects of the New Deal
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/011116/economic-effects-new-deal.asp
William Blum. December 2013–January 2014. Socialism Would Be Popular if People Knew What
It Really Was . https://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=a9h&AN=92944999&site=eds-live&scope=site
Michael Newman. 2005. Socialism: A Very Short Introduction .
https://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?
url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=186566&site=eds-
live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_2
Margaret Macmillan. January 31, 2019. Why the U.S. Has Spent 200 Years Flip-Flopping Between
Isolationism and Engagement . https://www.history.com/news/american-isolationism
U.S. History. No date. . https://www.ushistory.org/us/60d.asp Living in the Information Age
