HIST240

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HIST240

United States History Since The 1890s HIST240 SP

Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:00:17 EDT 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       45      0         45

This course will survey the history of the United States from the Great Depression of 1893 until recent times, moving back and forth between social, economic, cultural, and political history. I will be giving lectures but will also devote entire sessions to discussions. Much of the reading will be based on primary documents. The unifying theme will be the rise, triumph, and decline of liberalism in America. Students who are considering a major in history or would like to develop a historical dimension to complement their study of other topics are encouraged to take this class.

MAJOR READINGS

To be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Mid-term essay, final exam, plus a series of one-page papers intended to sharpen skills at analyzing questions of history.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Schatz, R; Times: M.W.... 1:10PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 2, So: 1, Fr: 1; Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1939

Reference:

Monk, Lorraine, PHOTOGRAPHS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1989

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