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HST242

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History of Chicago

Business and Social Sciences Division CLC - College of Lake County

Course Description

This course is a historical survey of the Chicago region from the colonial era thru the present. The course will cover such topics as frontier expansion, ecological change, commerce, city planning, industrialization, labor conflict, the immigrant adjustment, neighborhoods, the political machine, the battle for municipal reform, rise of the ghetto, suburbanization, gentrification, the legacy of the Daley machines, and Chicago's contributions to culture and the arts.

Minimum Credit Hours

3

Maximum Credit Hours

3

PCS Code

1.1

Requirements

Prerequisite: College Reading and Writing Readiness

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