United States History II

Get an overview of the history of the U.S. and its effects on American society from Reconstruction to the post-9/11 era. This course discusses major themes in American history and evaluates the successes and failures of various Reconstruction plans.

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United States History II

$79

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3 Credits

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$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

All courses include:

eTextbooks

2 to 3-day turnaround for grading

Multiple chances to improve your grade

On-demand tutoring & writing center

Student support 7 days a week

United States History II

$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

About This Course

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ACE Approved 2021

United States History II provides an overview of the history of the U.S. and its effects on American society from Reconstruction following the Civil War to the post-9/11 era.

What You'll Learn

Apply historical research skills to major themes in American history since the end of the Civil War.

Evaluate how various Reconstruction plans succeeded or failed.

Describe and assess the growth and changes that took place in the South and the West following the Civil War.

Analyze the factors involved in the rise of corporations and heavy industry in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and assess the effects of these trends on American society in general and workers in particular.

Explain the growth of cities in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and assess the impact of this growth on urban life.

Identify the factors that led to the rise of Populism in the 1880s and 1890s and assess the impact of Populism on American society.

Investigate the causes and consequences of American expansionist policy in the 1880s and 1890s.

Explain the development of the Progressive movement and assess the impact of the movement at the local, state, and national levels.

Investigate the causes of World War I, examine U.S. reasons for intervention, and evaluate the consequences of the war and the subsequent peace.

Analyze and assess the social and economic developments that characterized the period between World War I and the Great Depression.

Explain the causes of the Great Depression and evaluate the successes and failures of the New Deal as a response to the Great Depression.

Examine the causes of World War II, describe the course of the war, and assess the consequences of the war for the U.S. and the world.

Explain the causes, events, and consequences of the Cold War, including the Korean War.

Investigate and assess the major economic, social, and diplomatic developments of the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations.

Explain the causes, events, and consequences of the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

Analyze and assess the significance of the major domestic and international developments of the Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and the first Bush administrations.

Deduce and evaluate the significance of the major domestic and international developments since 1990.

Examine U.S. involvement in Vietnam and assess the impact of the war, the youth counterculture, environmentalists, minority groups, feminists, and gay movements of the 1960s and 1970s on American society.

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Course Details

USHIST102

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United States History II

In this class, you will apply historical research skills to major themes in American history and evaluate the successes and failures of various Reconstruction plans. Factors that led to the rise of Populism, American expansionist policy, and the development of the Progressive movement are identified, and the effects on American society are discussed during our US History II online course. You will also investigate important events like the causes of World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, in addition to presidential administrations.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take U.S. History II but it is recommended that students complete U.S. History I first.

Topic Subtopics
Reconstruction
  • Getting Reconstruction Underway
  • Did Reconstruction Work?
  • What Ended Reconstruction?
The New South and the Far West
  • The Making of the New South
  • The Role of the West in American Life
  • Conflict of Cultures: Native Americans and Settlers
  • The Changing Frontier
Industrial and Urban Growth
  • The Growth of American Industry and Cities
  • The Foundations of Modern American Capitalism
  • The New Worker
  • Urban Life and Culture
Politics and Empire
  • Political Gridlock
  • What Was Populism?
  • The Debate Over Empire
The Progressive Era
  • Origins of Progressivism
  • Local and State Reform
  • National Reform
  • Diplomacy in the Progressive Era
The Great War
  • From Neutrality to Intervention
  • America Goes to War
  • The Unsettled Peace
The New Era
  • A Time of Prosperity
  • An Emerging Secular Culture
  • What Caused the Great Crash and Depression?
The Great Depression and the New Deal
  • The Great Depression and the American People
  • What Was the New Deal?
  • Did the New Deal Succeed?
World War II
  • From Isolation to Involvement
  • The War at Home and Abroad
  • The World After the War
The Cold War
  • Why a Cold War?
  • The Cold War at Home and Abroad
  • A Police Action?
Affluence and Change
  • A Time of Plenty
  • Eisenhower: General to President
  • Camelot and the Great Society
  • The Push for Civil Rights
Vietnam Era
  • Getting Involved in Vietnam
  • Vietnam, the Home Front, and Detente
  • Agendas for Change
The Age of Limits and Promise
  • Watergate and Its Aftermath
  • The Ups and Downs of Ford and Carter
  • Reagan and the Rise of the New Right
  • G. H. W. Bush and the World
The Global Age
  • The Clinton Years
  • Diversity and Change
  • Terrorism in a Global Age

Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.

Assignments for this course include:

  • 4 Graded Exams
  • 1 Midterm Exam
  • 1 Final Graded Exam


The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost.


The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, 8th edition


Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, 8th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2016. ISBN: 9780073513331


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