History 105 is a survey of American history from Reconstruction to the present. Emphasis is placed on the economic, political, cultural, and social forces that have shaped the American past.

This course participates in the Global Studies Initiative in Social Sciences.

Examples of student work from this class are by participants in the Honors Program.

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Course Materials

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History 105 History of the United States from 1877 to the Present Syllabus Spring 2018, Marsh Jones

Essays

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And Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, Miss Judy Garland, Sarah N. Simmons

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Eugene V. Debs: the Transformational Years, Sarah Pawlicki

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First Lady of the World: Eleanor Roosevelt, Emily Pawlicki

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Origins of Jazz in America, Megan MacFalane

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The Counterculture Movement, Hannah Fink

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The Noble Experiment, Scarlett Longdon

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The Occupation of Japan: An Analysis of Three Phases of Development, Adam M. Woodside

Plays

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Spirited Folk, Emily J. Oldham

Short Stories

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Short Story set in the Late 1920s, Elizabeth Davis