HIST 612 - Emergence of Industrial America

Institution:

University of New Hampshire at Manchester

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Description:

Investigates the economic transformation of 19thcentury America from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial one. Explores the sweeping economic changes and focuses on such topics as change in work and leisure, westward expansion and its eff ects on Native Americans, shifts in gender roles, growth of a consumer culture, rise of the labor unions, Populism, immigration, reform and regulation movements, growth of American imperialism, and intellectual developments. 4 cr.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

manchester.unh.edu

Phone Number:

(603) 641-4321

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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