M01 Learning Objectives and Content

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Describe the ongoing development of an urban industrial society and a corporate-capitalist economy out of a rural, agrarian past. 
  
  • List ways in which rural America responded to economic and technological changes.
  • Describe ways in which big business contributed to economic growth and economic instability.
  • Compare and contrast changes in demographic patterns and explain its impact on U.S. American society.
• Trace and analyze the rise of reform and social movements.
  • Explain the major influences that contributed to reform impulses since 1865.
• Trace the expanding role of government in U.S. American society from the Civil War to the present.
  • Describe the debate over the appropriate role of government.
  • Identify how ideological shifts have affected government policies in dealing with economic, political, and social needs of the American people.
  • Describe the different political, economic, and social perspectives of they key political parties.
  • Analyze the goals, styles, achievements, and limitations of presidential administrations.
• Reflect on U.S. American historical issues and themes and form coherent, defensible interpretations about their domestic and global impact.
  • Explain how the nation coped with the needs and demands of diverse groups in the quest for a better society.
  • Describe how diverse peoples have come together due to the tension they faced
  • Identity economic, political, religious, and social change and how these have shaped the country.
  • Explain how global events and trends have shaped the United States and the impact America had on the rest of the world.
• Identify the principal features of the periods of United States History and determine their significance.
  • Name the key events that have shaped US History.
• Locate and analyze primary sources and secondary sources related to an event or issue of the past; discover possible limitations in various kinds of historical evidence and differing secondary opinions.

Here is the content for this module:

• Go over everything in Learning Materials
  • Read: The Era of Reconstruction, 1865-1877 (Read Sections: 16, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3 & 16.4)
  • Read: Westward Expansion, 1840-1900
  • Read: Industrialization and Urbanization, 1870-1900
• Read and Participate in the Discussion 1 activities
• Submit Graded Assignments
  • M01: Discussion 1 (be sure to respond to the discussion prompt(s) and respond to at least 1 (one) classmate's discussion response)
  • M01: Quiz Westward Expansion, 1840-1900
  • M01: Quiz Industrialization and Urbanization, 1870-1900

The content in each module is sequenced in the suggested order you should complete it.  When you are ready to get started on this module, click the  button below.