History 149 - America in Depression and War

Institution:

Claremont McKenna College

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Description:

Selig This course examines the transforming effects of two cataclysmic events in the 20th century. We will study the ways in which both the Great Depression and World War II led to a major reordering of American society, politics, and culture. Topics include social welfare, the growth of the state, race and gender relations, work and organized labor, the impact of new forms of media, economic mobilization, and war and social change. Offered every other year.

Credits:

1.50

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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