This course examines the period of US History from 1877 through the present. It provides a solid foundation for any future American history courses you will take at Agnes Scott. Even if you do not take any more history, though, you will leave this class with a greater understanding of the political, cultural, social, and economic factors of past and those that shape the present. We will examine history both from the top-down and the bottom-up. This means that we will study Presidents and CEOs as well as people who could not even vote in elections.
The thematic questions we cover this course include:
- How and why did the United States become an international power?
- How and why did the role of the federal government change over time?
- How and why did individual and community rights expand or contract in the years we cover?
Robin M. Morris, PhD 