Stress is placed on economic, technological, and cultural forces.
Major topics include Ancient Civilizations, Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance and Reformation. Stress is placed on economic, technological, and cultural forces. I and II, and recent trends. Topics covered include Colonial settlement and society, Revolution and Constitution, emergence of political parties, economic growth, Jacksonianism, Slavery, Manifest Destiny, feminism, and the Civil War. I and II, New Deal, Cold War, Civil Rights, and youth rebellion.