The War at Home: American Politics and Society in Wartime
 

                                               President Roosevelt signing the G.I. Bill of Rights, June 22, 1944 

The War at Home: American Politics and Society in Wartime :: 17.28J

Examines the relationship between war and domestic politics in the US since the start of 20th century. Students engage in historical and social scientific research to analyze the ways that overseas military commitments shaped US political institutions, and how domestic politics has in turn structured US engagements abroad. Moving chronologically from World War I to the Iraq War, subject draws on materials across the disciplines, including political documents, opinion polls, legal decisions, and products of American popular culture.