Courses – Fall 2025 / History and Philosophy / ERAS IN AMERICAN HISTORY

Coordinators: Joy Sabella, Bob Gottfried

This course will explore the eras in American history that are distinct periods characterized by unique social, political, economic, and cultural developments.

The major historical eras in US history include Pre-Colonial and Colonial Eras, Revolutionary and Early National Periods, Expansion and Reform, Civil War and Reconstruction, Industrialization and Progressive Reform, World War I and the Interwar Period, World War II, and Postwar America and Modern Eras. This semester will focus on the social impact of wars in the various eras.

A WEEK / THURSDAY / 10:30 AM – NOON / HYBRID / AUDITORIUM


Eras in American History
DatePresenterTitle
Sep 04Bob BelfortAmerican Revolution
Sep 18Debbi HonorofWW II
Oct 02No ClassYom Kippur
Oct 16Toni DickensonWW I
Oct 30Michael WellnerCivil War
Nov 13Bob GottriedVietnam
Dec 04Babette CeccottiGeneral


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