Progressive Era in American History ((4 Credits))

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Who were the Progressives? And what was their legacy? Through this study, students will have the opportunity to analyze and assess the variety of historical theories proposed by historians to explain the origins, legacy, and demise of Progressivism. During this course the student will explore important events during the Progressive Era in American History. While every aspect of this period in American history will not be discussed in depth, students will examine various political, social and cultural themes in this course, including the Gilded Age and Progressive Era; the price of progress: capitalism; the wild west; the new South; the rise of industry; the Gilded Age; economic depression and political crisis; professionalism; the language of empire; race and power under Jim Crow; consumer culture and leisure; progressivism: the reform Vision; environmental issues; and the Great War.