HIST 380

Spring 2018 All Classes

All Classes

Credit: 3 hours.

Study of the imperial dimensions of U.S. history from about 1877 to 1920. This was an era marked by an imperial world system, unprecedented levels of international trade and investments, massive labor migrations, significant missionary endeavors, and consolidation of U.S. power over Native Americans, and growing U.S. political and military assertion in the international arena. Considers how the United States and its peoples positioned themselves in an international context by investigating not only government policies but also commercial endeavors and cultural practices.

HIST 380 class schedule data for spring 2018
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
66643
Lecture-Discussion
A
9:30AM -10:50AM
TR
134 Armory
Hoganson, K
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/16/18-05/02/18
Section Info:
Topic: The global backstory to the United States of today, focusing on imperial dimensions of U.S. history from 1877 to 1920. Topics include the imperial world system, global trade and investments, labor migrations, missionary endeavors, civilizing aspirations, consolidation of U.S. power over Native Americans, anticolonial opposition, and U.S. political assertion, military interventions, territorial acquisitions, and colonial governance in places such as Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Haiti, and the Panama Canal Zone.
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