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of the Renaissance in Italy and subsequently in northern Europe. The religious, social, political and economic factors underlying the division of Christianity, the great Protestant reformers, their life and work. Prerequisite: LHST 111 3 credits HIST 312: The Baroque and Enlightenment Era: Europe 1648-1780 The major features of European cultural and political history from the Peace of Westphalia to the beginning of the French Revolution. Prerequisite: LHST 111 3 credits HIST 313: The Age of Revolution The major events of the eighteenth century emphasizing the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon. Prerequisite: LHST 111 3 credits HIST 420: History of the Contemporary World A review of Western history from the Congress of Vienna to the present. Prerequisite: LHST 111
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American HIST 221: History of the United States to 1865 The foundation of the English settlements, the American Revolution, the Early National Period, Jacksonian Democracy, Abolitionism, Expansion to the Pacific, the Civil War. Immigration and the role of minorities are emphasized. 3 credits HIST 222: History of the United States from 1865 to the Present Reconstruction, the development of the Industrial Revolution, Immigration and the role of Minorities, the Progressive movement, World War I, the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the Korean War, the Civil Rights Movement and the post Cold War era. 3 credits HIST 225: Diplomatic History of the United States (Cross-listed with POLI 343) The growth of American foreign policy from its colonial origins to the breakthrough in the world arena and twentieth century world leadership and problems. Prerequisites: HIST 221, 222 3 credits HIST 231: American Colonial and Early Republic Era to 1828 An analysis of the main political, social, economic, and cultural developments From the Colonial Era through the Early Republic and Early National eras. Prerequisite: HIST 221 3 credits HIST 232: Nineteenth Century America: 1828-1896 The United States during the period of nation making through the Gilded Age. Emphasis is placed on Sectionalism, Civil War and Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age. Prerequisites: HIST 221, 222 3 credits HIST 236: The History of Women in the United States This course will examine the history of women in the United States from the pre-colonial period to the twentieth century. It will cover the experiences of Native American, European, African American, Latin American and Asian American women, women in the paid work force, race and class relations, war-time experiences, and changes in norms of gender and sexuality. 3 credits HIST 237: American Social-Intellectual History (Cross-listed with POLI 351) Social and intellectual developments from the Colonial Era to contemporary times. Special focus on religious history, education, reform movements, literary trends, and progress in science and technology. Prerequisites: HIST 221, 222 3 credits