This course explores the History of Nebraska topically, covering such issues as American Indians, overland trails, expansionism, town founding, railroads, political development, and the dust bowl era; as well as the environment, gender history, and other topics of interest to students who enroll. This course will have field experiences.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 1010/HIST 1010FYW Topics in U.S. History to 1877 or HIST 1020 United States Society and Culture Since 1877.
(Normally offered each spring semester.)
HIST 1010 Topics in United States History to 1877 (4 hours)
A survey of United States history beginning with precontact cultures, examining the varied colonial and native cultures, and tracing the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the United States, and concluding with Reconstruction.
(Normally offered each fall semester.)
This is not a First Year Writing course.
HIST 1010FYW Topics in U.S. History to 1877 (4 hours)
A survey of United States history beginning with precontact cultures, examining the varied colonial and native cultures, and tracing the political,economic, social, and cultural development of the United States, and concluding with Reconstruction.
(Normally offered each fall semester.)
This course is a designated First Year Writing Course.
HIST 1020 United States Society and Culture Since 1877 (4 hours)
A survey of United States history beginning with post-Civil War expansion into the trans-Mississippi West, tracing political, economic, social, and cultural development to the present, emphasizing the emergence of a dominantly urban-industrial society, the expanded role of government, increasing government in the lives of individuals, and the increasing involvement of the United States in the world.
(Normally offered each spring semester.)
