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3.00 Credits
In the last decades of the 19th Century, the United States took decisive steps away from its rural, agrarian past toward its industrial future, assuming its place among world powers. This course examines that movement, covering such topics as business-labor relations, political corruption, immigration, imperialism, the New South, and segregation and racism.
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In the 1920s, changes in America that had been underway for several decades came fully into view. This is the period when cultural wars first appeared (e.g., The Scopes Trial) and the transformative effects of industrial capitalism touched every part of American life. In the 1930s, an economic crisis challenged received views of the proper relationship of the government to the economy. The course examines various political and economic changes that occurred in this period, with a special emphasis on the New Deal.
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3.00 Credits
The simmering conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1989 was the defining phenomenon of the age, affecting not only the country's foreign policy but its politics, society, economy, and culture as well. In this course students will examine the most important events, ideas, and personalities of the 44 years from the end ofWorld War II to the end of the Reagan administration.
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Students examine events and issues in the foreign policy of the American republic. Topics include the major schools of thought and approaches, the connection between domestic and foreign politics, and the connection between the principles of the American regime and its foreign policy.With the permission of the associate director, a student may take this course twice.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: AHG 610 or permission. The course examines how Americans have used military force, focusing on the relationship between civilian and military leaders, characteristic strategic approaches, and the connection between our political principles and our military practices.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: AHG 503 or AHG 505 or AHG 607 or permission. America has lived through three periods of sustained interest in reforming its political and social life, the first in the decades preceding the CivilWar, the second in the decades preceding the FirstWorldWar and the third in the decade or two followingWorldWar II. The course examines aspects of these reform movements, particularly their connection to religion and Protestant theology.
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This course explores the history of black Americans as they strove to secure their dignity as human beings, and rights as American citizens, in the face of racial prejudice. Students will examine the writings of leading black intellectuals and activists about human equality, slavery, self-government, the rule of law, emancipation, colonization, and citizenship. The 29 College of Arts and Sciences course will also review laws, constitutional amendments, court cases, and social criticism addressing civil and political rights in America.
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3.00 Credits
From the time that the first Europeans arrived in America, religion has been an important part of American life. This course examines the various ways in which religion has played a role in American history, with particular emphasis on the role of religion in American politics.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the history of women in America from the early 19th century to the present, especially the political struggle to gain increased civil and political rights. Using primary source material from leading female intellectuals and activists, this course will consider the myriad ways that women have helped to shape the course of United States history.
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3.00 Credits
Even though the powers of the American Executive are controlled and limited, extraordinary acts of statesmanship are possible. This seminar examines those presidents who have demonstrated extraordinary political leadership.We will examine such statesmen and the political circumstances in which their prudence revealed itself. Among those examined will beWashington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt.With the permission of the associate director, this course may be taken more than once.
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