HIST 21 - American History Since the Civil War

    Recent Professors
    J. Marshall, B. Adams, D. Hickey, S. Hill, B. Price, A. Dinh, C. Ammentorp, B. Christensen and 1 more
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    40–45 students
    Difficulty
    7.8Heavyout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of HIST 21
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · Cal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4F · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU American Institutions Area US1
    Description
    Common Course Numbering Language: This course is a historical survey of the United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. The course also introduces students to historical reasoning skills. IVC Details: This course is a study of the history of the United States from the Civil War to the present. The survey will focus on the major themes, ideas, attitudes, institutions, and elements that are part of the American national development from the mid-19th century to the present. Special emphasis will be given to national recovery and the victory of industrialization after the war, domestic reformism from the Populists and the Progressives to the New Deal, international relations from overseas expansion to involvement in world wars, and shifting foreign and domestic patterns from World War II to the present. C-ID: HIST 140. Formerly HIST 21.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 2:00pm–3:15pm, Tue Thu 11:00am–2:20pm, Mon Wed 11:00am–12:15pm, Mon Wed 12:30pm–1:45pm