HIST 306 - The Emergence of Modern America (4)

Survey of aspects that helped define terms for the politics, economics, and culture of the early 20th century, such as the rise of heavy industry; the businessman as new folk hero; business consolidations and urbanization; “New Immigration” and “Social Darwinism;” and the clash of protests from organized labor, Populism, Socialism, and the Social Gospel. Offered: On rotation.