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Semester:	Spring 2026
Number:	0960-310-004
Instructor:	Micah Oelze
Days:	Monday Wednesday Friday 9:00 am - 9:50 am
Note:	Traditional In-Person Class
Location:	Garden City - Science Building 107
Credits:	3
Notes:	For Levermore Global Scholar Students Only Sophomore Standing Or Higher Crosslisted With 0136-222-001; Learning Goals:g; Dist.Req. H
Course Materials:	View Text Books
Description:	This course surveys the history of Latin America (including the Caribbean) from the Wars of Independence to the current period (c. 1808-2011), with some background information on the colonial period. Topics include the challenges of state formation, foreign interventions, U.S.-Latin American relations, and twentieth-century social and political revolutions. (Learning Goals:G;Distribution Reqs:Humanities)
Learning Goals:	Global Learning/Civic Engagement *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.