Mar 29, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2019-2020 
    
Academic Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HIST 342 - Civil War & Reconstruction


4 credit(s)
This course treats the Civil War and its aftermath in context of a broader Western move away from bonded servitude and reconstructions on human liberty toward free labor and democracy, and will measure successes and failures, particularly with regard to the legacy of racial division that the war was unable to eradicate. The course will cover the causes of sectional conflict, the military problems of the war, the political, social, and economic conditions within both North and South, and the cultural and political sources of support and opposition to Reconstruction.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits); or HIST 141  or HIST 142 .



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