In the 1920s, changes in America that had been underway for several decades came fully into view. This is the period when cultural wars first appeared (e.g., The Scopes Trial) and the transformative effects of industrial capitalism touched every part of American life. In the 1930s, an economic crisis challenged received views of the proper relationship of the government to the economy. The course examines various political and economic changes that occurred in this period, with a special emphasis on the New Deal.
Instructors: David Krugler is Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and author of This Is Only a Test: How Washington, D.C., Prepared for Nuclear War. Greg Schneider is Associate Professor of History at Emporia State University.