HST 227, 228 - Twentieth Century America to 1945

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement HU (and W when offered as 228).
An examination of the changes in American political culture arising from the nation’s transformation into an urban, industrial nation. Topics to be emphasized include the reform traditions of Progressivism and the New Deal, the rise of American internationalism, and the development of a modern American culture. The course also uses appropriate era feature films to illustrate major themes in the nation’s development.