HSTAA 345 A: Making Modern America: Business and Politics

Spring 2021
Meeting:
MWF 11:30am - 12:50pm / * *
SLN:
15206
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
ASYNCHRONOUS OPTION WRITING CREDIT OPTIONAL OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING AUDITORS NOT PERMITTED IN THIS COURSE
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

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HSTAA 345A - Spring 2021 - University of Washington - Prof. Margaret O'Mara

Welcome! This is an upper-division small lecture course surveying the United States since 1920.

A full syllabus is here. Course policies are here. To contact the professor directly, click here.

Quick links to readings and assignments, week-by-week:

WEEK 1 - The “Roaring” 1920s 

WEEK 2 – The crisis of capitalism and the New Deal 

WEEK 3 – The war years at home 

WEEK 4 – Cold War democracy 

WEEK 5 – The Business of Suburbia 

WEEK 6 – The space race and Silicon Valley

WEEK 7 – The revolution will be televised  

WEEK 8 – 1970s economic crisis and its legacies 

WEEK 9 – Reagan Revolution 

WEEK 10 – the "new" economy 

Catalog Description:
History of American politics, business and interconnections from 1920s to today. How has American capitalism changed over the century? Who is responsible for these changes? How has democratic governance expanded, contracted, and shaped individual, collective economic opportunity? How have the two major parties and their relationship to the business community changed over time? Cannot be taken if credit received for HSTAA 235.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
October 11, 2024 - 8:38 am