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3.00 Credits
An analysis of evolving socioeconomic and political changes during the years between Appomattox and Wilson's 1917 war message. Discussion and consideration of current writings and primary source materials are used to explore the nature and significance of American responses to the emergence of challenges to established class, party, racial, ethnic, and vocational statuses, perceptions and policies. Elective for Peace Studies Minor. Three lecture hours per week.
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A survey of American economic, social, intellectual, diplomatic, military, and political developments during the period from 1900 to 1945. Topics include Progressivism, world war, Jim Crow racism, women's suffrage, labor and industrialization, the stock market, the Great Depression, and the New Deal. Elective for Peace Studies Minor. Three lecture hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
A case study analysis of the history of American constitutional law. The course encompasses significant events and court cases from the American Revolution to the present. Special attention is given to the role of the U.S. Supreme Court and to significant developments in Massachusetts constitutional history. Three lecture hours per week. Fulfills Massachusetts's teacher certification American Government requirement.
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An historical investigation of Massachusetts' North Shore during the most critical periods of national history. Particular interest is focused on the unique experiences of the various towns and cities. Three lecture hours per week.
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An historical survey of economic growth and development. The areas of study include: colonial commerce, shipping, development of industrial and raw material sources, and the growth of American business. Three lecture hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
A focused historical investigation of New England from its settlement to the present. Factors accounting for the uniqueness of the region will be stressed, as will the similarities and differences among the states. The place of the region in the social and cultural history of the nation will be highlighted. Three lecture hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of American economic, social, intellectual, diplomatic, military and political developments since 1945. Topics include atomic diplomacy, the Cold War, civil rights, women's liberation, ecology, the culture of consumption, suburbanization, presidential politics, and the role of the United States in world affairs. Elective for Peace Studies minor. Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the period 1787-1877, focusing on the causes, course and consequences of the American Civil War. Notes changing historical interpretations of social, economic, political and military events. Three lecture hours per week.
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Latin American history from pre-Columbian times to the present, covering indigenous societies and conquest. Spanish and Portuguese colonial rule, independence, integration in the world economy in the nineteenth century, and the development of industry and agriculture in the twentieth. Examines political, social and economic structures, stressing the perspective of poor majorities in Latin America. Three lecture hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Traces African American roots from the early kingdoms in West Africa to the American Civil War. Emphasis will be placed on the socio-historical processes that account for the status of Blacks in American society and the New World. Three lecture hours per week.
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