Class Description
The course starts with a review of history to 1860 and the Civil War. During the first quarter, topics will include Western expansion, the Gilded Age, populism, progressivism, imperialism, and World War I. In the second quarter, study enters the 20th Century and the changes that take place throughout the 1920's, the Great Depression, World War II, and the 1950's and 1960's. Finally, an overview of the 1970's and 1980's is studied and the problems of interpreting recent history are discussed.