Description
American History II provides a survey of the United States from the Civil War to the recent past. The course emphasizes the growth of America as an industrial and world power and the increasing role of government in life. Following a chronological approach, the course considers the policies of successive presidential administrations, as well as major political, social, cultural, and economic developments. Topics covered include Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, Progressivisim, World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, consumerism, the civil rights movements, the Cold War, and globalization.