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History of the United States II

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890 lessons 7.9h runtime 18 units 1,227 links between lessons Test yourself · 18 quizzes, a mid exam, and a final
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Begin with Unit 1: Reconstruction and Its Collapse, 1865–1877. It sets the foundation for everything that follows.

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Unit 1: Reconstruction and Its Collapse, 1865–1877 34 lessons, 2 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 23:17 Part 2 · 22:16
Unit 2: Westward Expansion and Its Cost, c. 1840–1900 39 lessons, 2 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 25:15 Part 2 · 24:37
Unit 3: Industry, Invention, and Labour, c. 1870–1900 47 lessons, 2 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 29:35 Part 2 · 26:53
Unit 4: The Growing Cities, c. 1870–1900 32 lessons, 2 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 21:37 Part 2 · 21:00
Unit 5: Politics in the Gilded Age, c. 1870–1900 30 lessons, 2 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 18:53 Part 2 · 21:48
Unit 6: The Progressive Movement, c. 1890–1920 41 lessons, 2 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 25:23 Part 2 · 24:22
Unit 7: Empire and Foreign Policy, 1893–1914 32 lessons, 2 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 21:59 Part 2 · 19:14
Unit 8: The Great War and After, 1914–1919 67 lessons, 3 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 26:56 Part 2 · 27:29 Part 3 · 26:08
Unit 9: The Nineteen-Twenties, 1919–1929 48 lessons, 2 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 30:31 Part 2 · 29:04
Unit 10: The Crash and the Hoover Years, 1929–1932 48 lessons, 2 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 30:07 Part 2 · 28:53
Unit 11: Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932–1941 60 lessons, 3 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 27:18 Part 2 · 25:19 Part 3 · 23:56
Unit 12: The Second World War, c. 1938–1945 56 lessons, 3 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 25:43 Part 2 · 24:50 Part 3 · 22:42
Unit 13: Post-War Prosperity and Cold War Fear, 1945–1960 63 lessons, 3 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 26:59 Part 2 · 25:56 Part 3 · 24:40
Unit 14: The Nineteen-Sixties, 1960–1968 59 lessons, 3 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 22:59 Part 2 · 23:48 Part 3 · 26:22
Unit 15: Fracture: Vietnam, Watergate, and After, 1968–1980 75 lessons, 4 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 21:11 Part 2 · 24:37 Part 3 · 22:25 Part 4 · 24:21
Unit 16: From Cold War to Culture War, 1980–2000 57 lessons, 3 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 22:50 Part 2 · 22:16 Part 3 · 26:03
Unit 17: The Twenty-First Century, 2001–present 62 lessons, 3 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 26:06 Part 2 · 25:51 Part 3 · 24:31
Unit 18: Capstone: The Cross-Cutting Themes, 1865–present 40 lessons, 2 lecture parts
Lecture: Part 1 · 31:48 Part 2 · 31:21

Who this subject is for

  • Students preparing for the CLEP History of the United States II exam
  • History and social science students
  • Education majors
  • Adult learners finishing a degree
  • Homeschool students
  • Anyone who wants modern American history in order

Why History of the United States II matters

The years since Reconstruction explain the country and the institutions people live with now. It prepares you for:

  • Modern US history courses
  • American government
  • Public policy
  • International relations

Time to complete

of lessons (890, measured)
7.9 h
of lectures (45)
18.8 h
learning hours on the certificate, with quizzes and the final
33.5 h

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