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HIST 102 The American Past: From 1865

This survey course traces U.S. development from the end of the Civil War until the present day. Students study post war Reconstruction in the South, the return of legal and social discrimination against African Americans, the advent and results of the Industrial Revolution, the making of modern capitalism, the increasing political and economic roles of women, the two World Wars, and America as a world power and multiethnic society.
3 Undergraduate credits

Effective August 1, 1998 to present

Meets graduation requirements for

Learning outcomes

General

  • Understand the historical context for relevant contemporary political debates and attitudes.
  • Understand the historical factors that gave rise to institutional change in European colonial North America and early U.S. society.
  • Understand the historical factors that gave rise to various social/political movements in North American society.
  • Understand the major social, political, cultural, and economic events in colonial, early national, and antebellum U.S. history.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum

Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences

  • Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
  • Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
  • Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories.
  • Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.

Spring 2026

Section Title Instructor books eservices
50 The American Past: From 1865 Marshall, Chris Books for HIST-102-50 Spring 2026 Course details for HIST-102-50 Spring 2026