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(SS) Social and Administrative SciencesHIS – History (continued)HIS 320Jackson and the Legacy of AntebellumAmerica, 1820-1854Examines the political and social history ofthe United States from the Missouri debateto the ratification of the Kansas-NebraskaAct. A comprehensive assessment of themarket revolution which altered Americanlife, economic expansion, advancement ofslavery, First Nation removal, religion andreform, altering positions of women, politicalmovements connected with “Jacksoniandemocracy,” the impact of abolitionism, andthe westward movement of entire peoples. Theseminar shall comprise an inquiry of periodliterature. [United States Concentration] 3:0:3Offered as required.HIS 321The Prelude of Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1861Examines the events that created the turmoilbetween residents of the State of Missouri andemigrants into the Territory of Kansas from1854 to 1861 known as “Bleeding Kansas.”A comprehensive assessment of the social,political, economic, religious and militaryevents that ultimately lead to the AmericanCivil War. The course will also examine theimportant men and women that influencedthe fore mentioned events. Students shall berequired to visit local historical sites related tothe events and peoples of Bleeding Kansas. Theseminar shall comprise an inquiry of periodliterature. [United States Concentration] 3:0:3Offered as required.HIS 322The Bloodshed of Civil Strife, 1861-1865Examines the causes and consequences of theconflict that created the American Civil War.Topics shall include: How did slavery andcapitalism compare as rival economic and socialsystems? What principles did the ConfederateStates of America stand for? Why did soldierson both sides fight? How did the war changethe lives and roles of women? What made theCivil War the first “modern war”? Why didAbraham Lincoln abolish slavery? How hasthe American Civil War been remembered andinterpreted in the century and a half since thewar concluded? The seminar shall comprisean inquiry of period literature. [United StatesConcentration] 3:0:3 Offered as required.HIS 323The Epoch of Reconstruction, 1865-1867Examines the consequences following theAmerican Civil War in the aftermath referredto as Reconstruction. Topics shall include:What were the experiences of former slavesafter Emancipation? What have been thelegacies of slavery? What were the goals ofReconstructionalists? Why did Reconstructionfail? How has Reconstruction been rememberedand interpreted in the century and a half since1877? The seminar shall comprise an inquiry ofperiod literature. [United States Concentration]3:0:3 Offered as required.HIS 324The Emergence of Modern America,1877-1945Examines the social, economic, political,religious and intellectual advancementand controversies that molded modernAmerica. Particular consideration will begiven to concerns raised by industrialization,urbanization, immigration, science andtechnology. The Labor, Populist and Progressivemovements will be studied closely. The seminarshall comprise an inquiry of period literature.[United States Concentration] 3:0:3 Offered asrequired.HIS 325The Cold War, 1945-1992Examines the superpower rivalry and Americananticommunism from the origins of the ColdWar after World War II through to the electionof William Jefferson Clinton. Students willexamine the most important events, ideasand personalities and address key historicaldebates on topics including the origins of theCold War; the development of atomic andnuclear weapons; McCarthyism; the expansionof the Cold War beyond Europe; race andgender relations; the growth of the “imperialpresidency,” human rights, dissent, sexuality,neoconservatism, and the end of the Cold War.The course will also give detailed attention toCold War crises—including the Korean War,the Taiwan Strait, Berlin, Cuba and Vietnam—and their impact on American domestic society.The seminar shall comprise an inquiry ofperiod literature. [United States Concentration]3:0:3 Offered as required.296