U.S. History since 1865

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This course will survey the history of the United States from Reconstruction through the present. We will examine significant developments in politics, society, economy, and culture, paying equal attention to individuals, institutions, and ideas. We will also study the practice of history, looking at the ways in which historians use primary and secondary sources to develop scholarly arguments. HIS 201 and 202 may be taken in any order.