HIST 547 - Economic History of the United States

Credits: 3

Major topics in American economic history from the colonial period to the present. Focus is on nineteenth- and twentieth-century issues, including the rise of big business; the expanding role of the government in the economy; the Great Depression; the postwar boom and its end; issues of class, race, and gender; America’s shifting roles in the global economy.

Requisites
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

Typically Offered
Fall

K-State 8
Historical Perspectives
Social Sciences

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HIST 547 - Economic History of the United States