The American West Since 1900

The American West Since 1900
Pivotal developments in the twentieth-century West, including urbanization, Sun Belt migration, political protest, labor history, Native American history, immigration, water policy, tourism, military-industrial complex, Hollywood.
HIST
361
 Hours3.0 Credit, 3.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesNone
 TaughtWinter even years
 ProgramsContaining HIST 361
Course Outcomes

Historical Knowledge of the American West since 1900

Students will be able to explain and interpret major developments and historical terms in the history of the American West since 1900.

Research Literature

Students will be able to interpret primary documents and use evidence from those documents to support historical assertions and interpretive generalizations.

Critical Evaluation

Students will be able to skillfully and honestly evaluate historical arguments in secondary sources.