America in Depression and War
MIT OpenCourseWare offers the full materials for this undergraduate history course covering the Great Depression and the Second World War as forces that reordered American politics and society. The syllabus traces how the 1929 crash, mass unemployment, the New Deal, and wartime mobilization changed how ordinary Americans understood government, work, and their place in the world. Materials include a detailed reading list drawn from primary sources and historical scholarship, weekly discussion questions, and written assignment prompts asking students to analyze period documents such as letters, government reports, and photographs. The course pays attention to how different groups, including workers, farmers, women, and African Americans, experienced these crises differently. No video lectures are included, but the syllabus and assignments are complete enough to work through independently. Free to access, with no certificate offered.