P&H 2300 - The Making of Modern America: credits

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Curry College

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Description:

Next: Spring 2008 Between 1890 and 1945, the foundations of modern American social, political, and economic life began to take shape, and the country emerged from relative isolation to become a superpower on the world stage. To understand these transitions, the course will study political movements including Populism, Progressivism, the labor movement, and women’s rights; America at war in World Wars I and II; modernism, consumerism, and sexual liberation in the 1920s; the causes and consequences of the Great Depression; the emergence of welfare capitalism; and battles for civil rights in Jim Crow America. Prerequisite: 1000-level P&H course and sophomore standing.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.curry.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 333-2900

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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