Vorlesung: The Making of Modern America, 1861 to 1945

Summer Term 2016
Lecture Prof. Dr. Manfred Berg

The Making of Modern America, 1861 to 1945
Monday, 11.00-13.00 o'clock, Hörsaal Historisches Seminar/Lecture Hall

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Syllabus/Selected Bibliography
Review Sheet
Schedule of Oral Exams

1st Lecture - 18 April 2016: The Civil War, 1861-1865

2nd Lecture - 25 April 2016: The Reconstruction of the Union, 1865-1877

3rd Lecture - 9 May 2016: The New South

4th Lecture - 23 May 2016: The Conquest of the Transmississippi West

5th Lecture - 30 May 2016: Industrial Capitalism and Urbanization

6th Lecture - 6 June 2016: Politics and Society in late 19th Century America

7th Lecture - 13 June 2016: Imperialism and Hegemony in the Western Hemisphere

8th Lecture - 20 June 2016: The Progressive Era

9th Lecture - 27 June 2016: The United States and the First World War

10th Lecture - 4 July 2016: The Roaring Twenties

11th Lecture - 11 July 2016: The Great Depression and the New Deal

12th Lecture - 18 July 2016: The United States and the Second World War

13th Lecture - 25 July 2016: Exams