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HIST 407B

United States and the World II

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Origins, character and consequences of American foreign policies from the Revolutionary War to the present.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • explain how U.S. power in the Pacific world has changed over time.
  • critically examine how ideas, perceptions, and cultural frameworks have shaped the way in which the United States and Americans have encountered and interacted with Asia and Asians.
  • identify, analyze and interpret how those transpacific encounters shaped U.S. culture, society, and politics.
  • analyze and interpret primary sources in different forms, including documents, film, popular media, and photographs.
  • critically read secondary sources and identify the argument and use of evidence.
  • construct an original historical argument and logically support it with evidence from primary and secondary sources.
  • articulate your argument in verbal and written form.