HIS 116 - American Society and Culture, 1876- 1919

Institution:

Long Island University-C W Post Campus

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Description:

The emergence of modern America from the end of Reconstruction through the First World War. Covers ears known as the "Gilded Age" and the "Progressive Era," the rise of corporate structures, large-scale industry, and the growing links between financial leaders and political figures. Will analyze the consequences of rapid industrialization and urbanization, immigration, the rise of eugenics, Jim Crow legislation, Populism, the labor movement, movements for suffrage, and the reach for empire. Prerequisite of HIS 4 or permission of the instructor is required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.liu.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 299-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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