21H.126 America in Depression and War

The Great Depression and World War II permanently changed American politics and society. Topics include: the Great Crash, the New Deal, Roosevelt, the home front, the Normandy Invasion, and the atomic bomb. Explores those events through film, novels, newspapers, and other historical documents.

Chicago : Illinois WPA Art Project
[between 1936 and 1940]
WPA Poster Collection
(Library of Congress)
POS-WPA-ILL.01.D44,no. 1

Professor Meg Jacobs, Instructor
E51-188
mjacobs@mit.edu
(617) 253-7895
Office Hours: Mondays, 12-2 PM

Peter Shulman, Teaching Assistant
E51-070
skip@mit.edu
(617) 253-6979
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 1-3 PM

Course meets: Mondays, 7-10pm, in E51-057