The growth of U.S. politically, economically and socio-culturally, into a major power. United States foreign policy from the founding of the republic to the present. Role of the individual and the group in the development of the frontier into the 20th century. An individualized program of study designed by a ranked full-time Historian for a promising student who has demonstrated ability in a regular History class. Introduction to biography as a form of history.
Students select, study and critique the lives of great men and women.
Changes and continuities for European women from the sixteenth century to the present, including work, family, sexuality, and movements for social and political change. WWI and WWII are included in this course. Important events, movements, and social changes of the early modern period of European history, including the Renaissance, Reformation, Absolutism, the Scientific Revolution, and the Englightenment. Important changes and continuities in recent European history, including the effects of the Industrial Revolution, Victorian culture and society, science and technology, rivalries, and fascism. History of the Mexican cession to the United States from its Indian and Hispanic origins to the present.