HIST 172

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US History Since 1877

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Credit: 3 hours.

Survey of U.S. history from the end of the Civil War to the present, focusing on struggles to achieve a multiracial democracy, the evolution of an industrial, urbanized, and pluralistic society, the intersections between domestic and global affairs, and the practice of historical interpretation. Epoch-making events and elites are considered in light of their relation to the activities and lives of ordinary people, including people of color, immigrants, women, and the working and middle classes.

Credit is not given for both HIST 172 and HIST 173.

Students must register for one discussion and one lecture section.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - US Minority

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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HIST 172 class schedule data for spring 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
34062	Discussion/ Recitation	ADA	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	David Kinley Hall	Barrett, M Thomas, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
34063	Discussion/ Recitation	ADB	12:00PM -12:50PM	R	Turner Hall	Barrett, M Thomas, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
34066	Discussion/ Recitation	ADE	3:00PM -3:50PM	R	David Kinley Hall	Barrett, M Thomas, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
34078	Lecture	AL1	11:00AM -11:50AM	TR	National Soybean Res Ctr	Barrett, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course. Section Info: Description: This course surveys U.S. history from the end of the Civil War to the recent past. It explores the ways in which people from varied backgrounds experienced the nation’s rise from a primarily agrarian regional power to an industrialized global power. Particular attention is paid to the struggles to achieve a multiracial democracy, the economic and political tensions that arose from industrialization and urbanization, and the intersections between domestic and international affairs. Transformative events are examined from the perspectives of elites who had easy access to the levers of power, activists who fought for change on behalf of traditionally disadvantaged groups, and ordinary Americans who may or may not have been politically active. Students will learn the practice of historical interpretation as they examine documents produced by people from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives as they endeavored to understand and influence the development of the United States.