U.S. History II: Reconstruction to Present**

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This course focuses on the history of the United States from the Gilded Age, Western Expansion, the World Wars and the Great Depression, and the Cold War through America's leadership role to our status as the sole superpower today. Major events will be introduced and analyzed along with political, economic, social and cultural challenges that faced America. In addition, the roles of the Native Americans, African-Americans, immigrant cultures and women will be explored in sections of the course.