HIST2200-A Contemporary American History (Fall 2025)

Course Details

Session, Dates: 1 (08/25/2025 - 12/12/2025)
Days: M W F
Time: 10:00 - 10:50 am
Location: Moon Campus
Room: Hale Center 105
Seats Available: 18 Seats
Credits: 3

Course Description

This course deals with the social, intellectual, political, and economic forces which have shaped the American character in the 20th century. Emphasis is given to reform movements and to the assumption and implications of America's "big power" status. American Puritanism, the American Enlightenment, the romantic era, and the intellectual revolution are considered as well as general examination of conservatism, liberalism, and radicalism in modern America. This course is usually offered only in the fall term. 3 Credits

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About the Instructor(s)

John M. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Professor of History and Faculty Athletics Representative
Social Sciences

mccarthy@rmu.edu
412-397-5412
Wheatley Center 324
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