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.
Course Materials
History 105 History of the United States from 1877 to the Present Syllabus Spring 2018, Marsh Jones
Essays
And Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, Miss Judy Garland, Sarah N. Simmons
Eugene V. Debs: the Transformational Years, Sarah Pawlicki
First Lady of the World: Eleanor Roosevelt, Emily Pawlicki
Origins of Jazz in America, Megan MacFalane
The Counterculture Movement, Hannah Fink
The Noble Experiment, Scarlett Longdon
The Occupation of Japan: An Analysis of Three Phases of Development, Adam M. Woodside
Plays
Spirited Folk, Emily J. Oldham
Short Stories
Short Story set in the Late 1920s, Elizabeth Davis
