U.S. History, 1865 to the Present

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The course begins with the Reconstruction period, and includes the transformation of America from an agrarian to urban civilization with emphasis on politics, business, finance, labor and society. Among the topics covered are the end of Isolation, the Populist and Progressive movements, World War I, the Roaring 20s, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement, the 1960s, and National Politics: 1968-1998.