HIST 8B - History of the Americas (Modern Era)

    Recent Professors
    Milo Alvarez, Sean M. Dinces
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of HIST 8B
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU American Institutions Area US1
    Description
    The course presents a comprehensive survey of the distinct national identities of the nations of the Western Hemisphere as they developed and matured during the mid-nineteenth to the modern era. The course analyzes North and South America as the new nations developed social, economic, cultural, and political identities. HIST 8B meets the U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals graduation requirement. Effective Fall 2016, students may now take either HIST 8A / HIST 8AH or HIST 8B / HIST 8BH to meet aforementioned U.S. History, Constitutional, and American Ideals requirement.
    Usually Held
    Thu 2:10pm–3:35pm, Wed 9:40am–1:00pm