If you can memorize facts, you'll pass this class. Lectures aren't mandatory, which is nice. Read all of the textbook and go to section; questions from there sneak up on the final. The assigned papers are a different story. There is not a lot of material to study so you'll need good knowledge of the era to make speculative points.
Lecture is not mandatory for tests are based off the textbook. Lectures are pretty boring as well. Most self study and self taught class. Take if you are willing to do a lot of reading and if you like history. If not, it will be a "fun" quarter!
Terrible
She was a decent teacher. No need to go to class because she puts all her lectures online, and it's basically just a regurgitation of the textbook. The essays were difficult because the prompts were so vague and we had such little source information to choose from. There's so little to analyze from that it's mostly just speculation.
She was flat out awful. There was no point attending lecture because she put her lecture powerpoints online, thus you never really learn anything and when the final comes you're screwed. AND she is a really boring lecturer.
She's a really boring lecturer although her voice is really soothing to the ears! Her final was definitely one of the toughest exams I've ever taken... 100 MC and 1 essay (but she gives you 6 essay prompts beforehand as a study guide). Her final has questions on readings covered during sections! Read before attending lecture. Not an easy GE at all!