HIST 45 - Modern America

    Recent Professors
    David G. Hendricks
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    40 students
    Difficulty
    5.9Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4F · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU American Institutions Area US1 · UCTCA Area 4F · UCTCA Area UC-B · UCTCA Area UCTCA · UCTCA Area 4
    Description
    This is a survey course of the United States from World War I to the present. The course will focus on the political, economic, social, and cultural developments in America since the first World War. It will emphasize the shifting role of the Federal Government, the Cold War, America's emerging role as a superpower, the emergence of civil rights, global capitalism, mass culture, and the evolving political contest between liberalism and conservatism.