HIST 204 - America in Depression and War:1929-1945

Number of Credits: 3
America in Depression and War: 1929-1945 surveys two cataclysmic events of the twentieth century, the Great Depression and World War II and the transforming effects both had on the United States. The course covers the Great Crash, the economic collapse, New Deal reforms, and the military triumph over totalitarianism. A particular focus will be how the experiences of both leaders and average citizens in dealing with these crises changed the nation’s outlook on politics, society, and the world around us as we developed into a world superpower and entered the Atomic Age. Credit by exam available Three hours lecture each week. Three Credits. Three billable hours.

Pre-requisite(s): eligibility for ENGL 101.
Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Summarize and explain the major events of the years of the Great Depression and World War II in order to show clear, concise understanding of how they changed America. (GE1, GE2, PG1, PG2, PG4)
Communicate orally, by discussing readings that offer various interpretations of key issues in American History from 1929-1945. (GE1, GE2, PG1, PG2, PG4)
Demonstrate informational literacy to know when there is a need for information and be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand. (GE2,GE4,PG1,PG4)
Express themselves in formal writing, by authoring an analysis of historical newspapers and a research paper that offer a clear and supported position on a complex historical subject or event (GE1, GE2, GE4, PG1, PG2, PG4, PG5)
Think critically, from analyzing the successes and failures of the past and explaining and predicting how people with values and mindsets different from our own handle similar circumstances (GE2, GE6, GE7, PG1, PG2, PG3, PG4)
Make historical connections by recognizing contemporary behaviors, actions, and policies that demonstrate how people fail to learn lessons from those past successes and failures (GE2, GE7, PG1)
Identify and expand their world perspective by taking into account various, often divergent points of view as well as humanity’s commonalities and differences. (GE6, GE7, PG2, PG3)