HIS 465 - EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICA, 1877-1917

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

A study of the transformation of the U.S. from an agrariam society into an industrial nation covering the years from the Gilded Age to the American entry into World War I. This course emphasizes the growth of corporate capitalism, the emergence of modern politi- cal institutions, and the development of modern Amer- ican foreign policy. It also explores how various Americans–workers, farmers, immigrants, women–re- sponded to and were affected by industrialization.