| Course ID: | ECON 2200. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Economic Development of the United States |
Course
Description: | The United States' growth and transformation into an industrialized nation, exploring the contributions of diverse cultural groups. The rise of the corporation, slavery, government regulation, banking, transportation, the economic role of women and minorities, the Great Depression, and rapid post-World War II growth. |
| Oasis Title: | Economic Development of U.S. |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2200H, ECON 2200E |
| Prerequisite: | (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105E or ECON 2105H) and (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H) |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Basic microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis is used to explain the growth and
history of the American Economy. Particular focus is placed on the factors that led
to the United States becoming an industrial power. Both major events and the roles
of various cultural groups are studied from America's origin to the present day. |
| Topical Outline: | Overview of Economic History
The Colonial Period
Regional Differences and European Influence
Development of Banking, Transportation, and Trade
Population Growth and Westward Expansion
Agriculture
The Emergence of Manufacturing
Regional Conflict and the Civil War
Railroads and Continued Expansion
Rise of Big Business
Working in Factories
Rise of Consumerism
Great Depression and the New Deal
World War II
Growth and Globalization
Growth of Services and Information |