American Survey II (UEHI 142)

Term: 2021-2022 Summer Term

Faculty

Dr. David ContostaShow MyInfo popup for Dr. David Contosta

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Schedule

Wed, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (5/2/2022 - 6/25/2022) Location: MAIN

Description

An exploration of the major movements, events, persons, and ideas of American history from the end of
the Civil War to the present day. Includes the Industrial Revolution and growth of cities, progressive
reform, the nation?s rise to world power, World War I, and the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression
and New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, the Sixties counterculture, civil rights and the gender
revolution, the decline of presidential power, the evolution of political parties, the role of the Supreme
Court, the importance of science and technology, major ideas of the late nineteenth and twentieth
centuries, material and popular culture. (H) Courses satisfy history requirement for Education majors.
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