HIST 306 - The Emergence of Modern America, 1865-1929

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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.