Margaret Pugh O'Mara Emergence of modern America, after the
Civil War; interrelationships of economic, social, political,
and intellectual developments. This course surveys the history
of the United States from the end of Reconstruction to the age
of Obama. Particular focus is given to the evolving role of
government in the lives of individual citizens, the social
effect of economic and technological changes, changing patterns
of production and consumption, patterns of migration within and
immigration from without, and America's changing role in the
world. Student learning goals refined understanding of how
governments, markets, and individuals and groups have functioned
as agents of historical change; the contingencies and
complexities shaping America’s transition from an agrarian
nation to an industrial and post-industrial superpower;
sharpened critical thinking and writing about history; and the
historical roots of present-day political, economic, and social
structures. General method of instruction Two 80