The United States Since 1901
HIST 240
Spring 2017
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 230 |
| Certificates: Civic Engagement, The Study of Education |
The course will explore the history of the United States from 1901 until recent times. The central focus will be on politics and society, although economics, relations with other nations, intellectual movements, popular culture, education, sports, and other topics will, of course, be discussed. The unifying theme will be the emergence of modern liberalism during the Progressive Era and its dominance in American politics and thought by the mid- 20th century. Beginning in the 1940s, however, minorities hostile to modern liberal values and policies emerged. Conservative groups and thinking proved quite successful in the latter 20th and early 21st centuries. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(CIVI-MN)(EDST)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Michael McGerr, A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America, 1870-1920
(2003)
Alonzo Hamby, Man of Destiny: FDR and the Making of the America Century (2015)
Melvyn P. Leffler, The Specter of Communism: The United States and the Origins of the Cold War,
1917-1953 (1994)
Donald T. Critchlow, The Conservative Ascendancy: How the GOP Right Made Political History
(2011)
Other titles to be announced, plus chapters of other books, articles, and primary documents and .
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Examinations and Assignments:
A February exam, a mid-term essay, and a final essay or exam (choice of student) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Regular class attendance and participation |
| Instructor(s): Schatz,Ronald W. Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: PAC002; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 15 | FR: 12 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 6 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
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