America in World War II

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The events of the years 1914 to 1945 created the America we know. They established the United States as a world political and economic power. They also shaped the social and economic patterns that characterized the country for decades afterward, sometimes in surprising and unanticipated ways. This course will examine the role of specifically the Second World War in shaping modern American history. Students will become familiar with some of the many scholarly interpretations of what the years 1941 to 1945 meant both for America’s role in the world and for the changes to life inside the United States.