This History U course is about the history of the United States during a period of great social change and conflict.
Course Instructor: Professor Michael Kazin, Georgetown University
Eligibility: High school students
Image Source: Geo Evans, "Delegates to the First National Convention of the Socialist Party of the United States of America, held at Chicago, Illinois, May 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1904," 1904 (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC04753)
History U
Free for high school students
This History U course is about the history of the United States during a period of great social change and conflict. Over the four decades between 1877 and 1920, the United States became a predominantly 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. Students will learn how and why these tumultuous changes occurred—and who gained and who lost in the process.
The views expressed in this course are those of Dr. Michael Kazin.
Alona Whitebird Medina explains what you will learn in this course.
Michael Kazin, Professor of History, Georgetown University
Professor Kazin specializes in the political and social history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. His published works include What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party (2022) and War against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914–1918 (2017).
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