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HIST 332-01, The Origins of Modern America, 1877-1918, Fall, 1998
Huebner, Timothy S.
Huebner, Timothy S.
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Abstract
This course deals with the social, economic, political, and constitutional development of the
United States from the Reconstruction era through World War I. We will pay special attention
to the attempts of late nineteenth century Americans to deal with the enormous changes
unleashed by the Civil War and Reconstruction, i.e., how victorious northerners, defeated
southerners, and newly-freed African Americans came to terms with the recent past and charted
their respective futures. Moreover, we will examine how early twentieth century reformers
began to think about society and government in new ways and how their vision for the nation
was affected by American involvement in World War I. As we cannot cover everything that
occurred during this era in a single semester, we will devote relatively little attention to the
history of the West, Native Americans, or foreign policy.
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This syllabus ws submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor