HST 269 Pacific Northwest History

Lecture Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Examines the diverse history of the Pacific Northwest. Discusses political, economic, social, and cultural transformations in the region, placed in a national and international context.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher) with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes:

Describe the major political, social, economic, and cultural transformations in Pacific Northwest history.
Discuss how race, ethnicity, class, gender, and religion have shaped the experiences of Pacific Northwest residents.
Analyze the ways in which an unequal distribution of economic and political power shaped Pacific Northwest history.
Analyze how other historical issues and ideas have also affected the development of the Pacific Northwest within the American nation.
Prepare a written analysis of historical documents, issues or ideas.
Analyze primary historical documents and historical issues and ideas.
Evaluate historians’ arguments about an issue or time period.

Statewide General Education Outcomes:

Apply analytical skills to social phenomena in order to understand human behavior.
Apply knowledge and experience to foster personal growth and better appreciate the diverse social world in which we live.

Cultural Literacy Outcomes:

Identify and analyze complex practices, values, and beliefs and the culturally and historically defined meanings of difference.

Content Outline

Natives and Newcomers
Taking the Pacific Northwest, 1492-1877
Resettling the Pacific Northwest, 1811-1860
The Industrialization of the Pacific Northwest, 1860-1900
Political and Urban Transformations, 1900-1920
The Pacific Northwest Becomes Modern, 1920-1930
The Pacific Northwest and the World in Depression and War, 1929-1945
Prosperity and Its Problems, 1945-1975
A Polarized Pacific Northwest, 1975 to Present