of the Course: This course is intended to introduce students to some of
the major themes and events of twentieth-century American history since the
Great Depression. Those themes include the rise of the modern liberal state
and the increasing importance of the federal government in individual lives,
minority groups' struggle for equality and inclusion in public life, and the
way that Americans have had to adapt to pluralism and multiculturalism. In that
vein, we will ask questions about the development of competing identitiesclass,
gender, ethnic, religious, and racialand whether those competing identities
somehow have come together to form a single national identity. We also will
discuss major political, social, and cultural events, from presidential elections,
to World War II and the Vietnam War, to the rise of rock and roll and the development
of a consumer culture.
Class Meeting Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 PM-2:15 PM
This course is taught by: Professor Andrew Moore
Click here to see the syllabus for the last time Professor Moore taught this course.
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