HST 203 US History: 1920- the Present

Provides an overview of the United States in the 20th century. Includes Urbanization, Industrialization, the Progressive Movement, World Wars I and II, and the Cold War, as well as rights movements with an emphasis on domestic social and political history.

(History courses at LBCC can be taken in any order. Lower numbers do not necessarily represent a starting point. No prior coursework in History is required to take this or any other course. All courses have similar expectations regardless of the course number.)

Recommended: College-level reading and writing skills are strongly recommended for success in this course.

Credits

Notes

Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course

General Education Requirements

AAOT Cultural Literacy, AAOT Social Sciences, AAS Human Relations, AGS Social Science, AS Arts & Humanities: General, AS Liberal Arts Core II, AS Liberal Arts Core IV

Outcomes

Articulate an understanding of key historical events in the 20th and 21st centuries including urbanization, industrialization, World Wars I and II, America's rise to global power, civil rights movements, the Cold War, and Globalization. Identify and investigate historical theses, evaluate information and its sources, and use appropriate reasoning to construct evidence-based arguments on historical issues. Construct a historical argument integrating both primary documents and secondary sources.