2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

HIST 423 - Mexican-Mexican American History


Credit Hours: 3
A study of Mexico beginning with Mayans and Aztecs, moving through Spain’s conquest of the region, 300 years of Spanish colonialism, independence and foreign military and economic impact on Mexico, the Porfiriato, the Mexican Revolution, the PRI’s 70+ years in power, and Mexico’s political history into the 21st century. Course includes the experience of Mexicans in what became the U.S. Before and after the Mexican-U.S. War, especially in the period following World War II to the present.