HIS 365 The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1914

This course is a continuation of the American history sequence, from the end of the Reconstruction through the Wilson era. Emphasis will be placed on the emergence of a modern state, culture, and economy. Topics to be discussed include industrialization, immigration, and urbanization; the politics of the Gilded Age and progressive era; overseas expansion; and the rise of the United States as a world power. This course is one of the Proseminar courses that can be taken as a prerequesite for History Seminar.

3 credit hours