HIS 491SEM—U. S. 1920’s & 1930’s (Research)

This seminar explores changes that occurred in American society and politics in the period between the two world wars. The main focus of the course is an original research paper based on primary sources (chiefly congressional hearings) that deals with a major public issue of each students choosing. Especially during the New Deal era of the 1930s, the federal government expanded rapidly, and committees of the U.S. Congress heard testimony on almost every conceivable subject. The research and writing of the paper will happen in steps over the course of the semester, with guidance of the professor. USH