The Age of Jackson. Analysis of national, political, and social movements when America sought compromise but found Civil War. The Civil War and Reconstruction. The role of the southern states in the rebirth of the American nation. The United States, 1876-1900.
Emphasis is placed on the rise of big business and America as a world power.
The United States, 1900-1939. The story of the American people from the Progressive Period through the New Deal. The United States, 1939-present. America from World War II end of Cold War. Emphasis is placed on social conditions and issues.