2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

HIS 300 The Civil War

This course examines the causes, conduct, and consequences of the American Civil War. Major themes include the role of Manifest Destiny and regional differences in producing the war; the military conflict as a vehicle of social and political change; the attempts to restore the Union via Reconstruction; and the ways in which the contested memory of the Civil War continues to influence contemporary issues.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

HIS 201 and HIS 202 or consent of instructor

Offered

Fall of even years