HIST 144 - History of the United States Since 1865

Recent Professors: emadrigal@riohondo.edu, jreed@riohondo.edu, jduran@riohondo.edu, ivaldivia@riohondo.edu, aperry@riohondo.edu, dhall@riohondo.edu, dhsu@riohondo.edu, ASanchezWalsh@riohondo.edu and 2 more
Recent Semesters: Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Winter 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
Class Size: 45 students
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.
Summer 2026 Sections: View Summer 2026 sections of HIST 144
Transfers To: UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4F · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU American Institutions Area US1
Description: This course provides a survey of the political, social, economic, and cultural development of the United States from Reconstruction (1865) to the present. Some topics addressed are Reconstruction, the American West, capital and labor in the age of enterprise, America as an emerging world power, World War I, World War II, the Vietnam Era, the Cold War, and the new world order. This course fulfills the American Institutions requirement for the Associate Degree. It is recommended for all history majors and satisfies a course requirement for the History for Transfer (AA-T) degree.
Usually Held: Mon Wed 11:10am–12:35pm, Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:10pm, Mon Wed 9:35am–11:00am, Tue Thu 11:10am–12:35pm