Surveys political, social, cultural, and diplomatic events in the twentieth century, from the progressive era through World War I, the 20s, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, the 60s, the 70s, and recent decades, beyond the span of 100 years. Emphasis on the historical, philosophical, political, and aesthetic contexts. Critical, analytical written work is the primary means of evaluation. Satisfies the U.S. History requirement. May be offered in a distance-learning format. CAB GE C (Beg. F'24), D, CSU GE D, IGETC 4.