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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • 21H.126 (Spring 2003) 
  • Course Title:
  • America in Depression and War 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • History 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. Meg Jacobs 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 21H.126 America in Depression and War



    Spring 2003




    Course Highlights


    This course features an image gallery that illustrates and supports lecture topics ranging from "The End of Prosperity" to "Legacies for Postwar America." In addition a a detailed timeline of key events is available in the study materials section and a comprehensive set of related links in support of course readings and discussions are available.



    Course Description


    The Great Depression and World War II permanently changed American politics and society. Topics include: the Great Crash, the New Deal, Roosevelt, the home front, the Normandy Invasion, and the atomic bomb. Explores those events through film, novels, newspapers, and other historical documents.


    *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.

     

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