History 309: War & American Society

Course Objective

The course objective is to examine and analyze the ways in which war and other armed conflicts have influenced and been influenced by American society since the colonial period.

Grading Policy

Your grade for this course will be calculated out of 300 points. The minimum score required to pass and become eligible for college credit for this course is 210 points, or an overall course grade of 70%. The table below shows the assignments you must complete and how they'll be incorporated into the overall grade.

Quizzes

Quizzes are meant to test your comprehension of each lesson as you progress through the course. Here's a breakdown of how you will be graded on quizzes and how they'll factor into your final score:

• You will have 3 attempts to take each quiz for a score.
• The highest score of your first 3 attempts will be recorded as your score for each quiz.
• When you've completed the course, the highest scores from your first 3 attempts at each quiz will be averaged together and weighed against the total possible points for quizzes. For instance, if your average quiz score is 85%, you'll receive 85 out of 100 possible points for quizzes.
• After your initial 3 attempts, you can take a quiz for practice as many times as you'd like.
• You will need to pass each quiz with a score of at least 80% to earn course progress for the lesson. However, it is not necessary to earn 80% within the first three quiz attempts.

Assignments

Assignments are intended to assess your application, analysis, and critical thinking skills in relation to the concepts you learn in the course. Two assignments are required for this course. You can access them here.

• All assignment scores will total up to 100 points.
• Your assignment(s) will be graded by a Study.com instructor.
• The instructor will provide a graded rubric for you along with feedback on what you did well and what could be improved.
• If you are unsatisfied with your score, you will be able to revise and resubmit your assignment(s) twice. You are free to resubmit an assignment within two weeks of your most recent exam attempt or at any point if you have an active college accelerator membership.

Proctored Final Exam

The proctored final exam is a cumulative test designed to ensure that you've mastered the material in the course.

• You'll earn points equivalent to the percentage grade you receive on your proctored final. (So if you earn 90% on the final, that's 90 points toward your final grade.)
• If you're unsatisfied with your score on the exam, you'll be eligible to retake the exam after a 3-day waiting period.
• You can only retake the exam twice, so be sure to use your study guide and fully prepare yourself before you take the exam again.

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• Pen or pencil

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• Notebooks or notes
• Any calculators

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

• Analyze what constitutes 'war' in comparison to other types of armed conflict.
• Analyze how and why Americans have decided to engage in war or avoid war from 1776-present (including constitutional processes and justifications for entering into war or avoiding war).
• Explain how war and other armed conflicts have influenced the development of the American colonies and the United States since the colonial period (including how war has been used to acquire land for settlement and territorial expansion and how war has affected American standing internationally).
• Describe how war and other types of armed conflict have influenced American society, politics, and economics (e.g., Slave rebellions and the escalation of fears regarding future uprisings, World War I and the First Red Scare, or the Cold War and its influences on education in the United States).
• Describe the origins, effects, and impacts of major American wars since the 16th century (including the 7 Years War, American Revolution, the War of 1812, the American-Mexican war, the Civil War, the Indian wars, the Spanish-American war, World War I, World War II, the Cold War, Desert Storm, the Afghanistan war, the 2003 war in Iraq, and the War on Terror).
• Describe the origins, effects, and impacts of minor American armed conflicts or uprisings since the 16th century (including King Philip's War, Stono's Rebellion, the Seminole wars, the annexation of Hawaii, the suppression of Filipino independence, interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean during the Cold War, and interventions in Somalia, Bosnia, and Yugoslavia).
• Analyze how and why war has changed for America between the colonial period to the present (e.g., influences of technology, total war during the world wars, proxy wars during the Cold War, and the increased use of air power since 1945).

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course but most students prefer to complete History 103: US History I and History 104: US History II before taking this course.

Course Format

History 309: War & American Society consists of short video lessons that are organized into topical chapters. Each video is approximately 5-10 minutes in length and comes with a quick quiz to help you measure your learning. The course is completely self-paced. Watch lessons on your schedule whenever and wherever you want.

At the end of each chapter, you can complete a chapter test to see if you're ready to move on or have some material to review. Once you've completed the entire course, take the practice test and use the study tools in the course to prepare for the proctored final exam. You may take the proctored final exam whenever you are ready.

How Credit Recommendations Work

This course has been evaluated and recommended by ACE for 3 semester hours in the upper division baccalaureate degree category. To apply for transfer credit, follow these steps:

• If you already have a school in mind, check with the registrar to see if the school will grant credit for courses recommended by either ACE or NCCRS.
• Complete History 309 by watching video lessons and taking short quizzes.
• Take the History 309 final exam directly on the Study.com site.
• Request a transcript to be sent to the accredited school of your choice!
• Check out this page for more information on Study.com's credit-recommended courses.

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