History 208 - The U.S.in the Depression and World War II

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Colgate University

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Staff This course explores the impact of the Great Depression and World War II on the United States. America's collective response to these two great crises reshaped the nation's politics and society, establishing patterns the U.S. would follow for more than four decades. In the years 1929 to 1945 can be found the roots of big government and the welfare state, the coalescence of the "New Deal" coalition, the origins of the civil rights movement, and the emergence of the U.S. on the international stage. The public works projects of the New Deal produced much of the physical infrastructure of modern America, while the depression and war transformed regions like the South and West. The period also foreshadowed trends that mark our own times, including the movement of married, middle-class women into the workforce. Students read historical interpretations of the period and evaluate those interpretations using speeches, letters, articles, cartoons, photographs, films, radio programs, and other materials produced at the time, as well as oral histories

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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