HISTORY 208: History of the U.S.A., Part II, surveys the history of the United States from the late 19th century to the present day. Topics include the Indian Wars, Immigration, Progressive Era Reform, the Great Depression and New Deal, the World Wars, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the War on Terrorism.
Book List:
- *Gover, Brett, ed. Rand McNally Atlas of American History. Skokie, IL: Rand McNally/Houghton Mifflin, 2006. ISBN 0–618–84201–2. $9.95.
- MacPherson, Ryan C., ed. Who Is an American? Selected Documents in American History. An anthology for students enrolled in “History 207–History 208: History of the U.S.A.” at Bethany Lutheran College. Vol. 2. Spring 2010. Available in the college bookstore.)
- *Schweikart, Larry, and Michael Allen. A Patriot’s History of the United States: From Columbus’s Great Discovery to the War on Terror. New York: Sentinel, 2004. ISBN 1–59523–001–7. Paperback ed., 2007. ISBN 978-1-59523-032-4. $21.95.
(*These two books are also used in History 207. Each course covers one half of the chronology surveyed in these books.)
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