106 History of the Middle East 3 credits Examines the cultural, economic, geographic, historical, political, and sociological development of the contemporary Middle East. Emphasis on the relationship of these factors to the continuing Arab-Israeli situation. A research paper is required. Emphasis on the historical importance of the slavery experience, the outstanding contributions made by Blacks during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the development of White Supremacy. Topics include the Federalist Period, American and Southern Nationalisms, and westward expansion.
Special attention is given to slavery and the free Black community before the Civil War.
HI 202 U.S. History II 3 credits Survey of the development of the United States from Reconstruction to the present. Topics include the rise of industrial corporations, Populism, Jim Crow, Progressivism, the Jazz Age, World War I, the Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, Vietnam, and recent political and diplomatic crises. 220 Introduction to African Civilizations 3 credits A survey of major African civilizations from antiquity to the 18th century focusing on the evolution of different cultural, political, social, and economic forces and external encounters with Islam, Christianity and the Atlantic slave trade. Topics include the slave trade, colonialism, anti-colonial resistance and nationalism and African independence.