Conflict and Reform: The United States 1877-1920

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This course is about the history of the United States during a period of great social change and conflict. Over these four decades, the U.S. became a predominately urban and industrial nation, a nation of immigrants and wage-earners, an imperial nation, and a nation where progressive reform was the order of the day--though its definition and aims were furiously contested. We will seek to understand how and why these tumultuous changes occurred--and who gained and who lost in the process.Restrictions/Requirements: Completion of 24 credits in the Gilder-Lehrman program.