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American History, Part Two: Reconstruction to Present Day
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Learn post-American Reconstruction history (Progressivism, the Depression, World Wars I and II, the Cold War, Reagan’s presidency, and post-Cold War America) with dynamic “guests” who “appear in person” -- including Theodore Roosevelt and more.
Instructor: John C. "Chuck" Chalberg, PhD
Course Description: This semester will begin with the end of Reconstruction. Topics after that will include the age of industrialization, populism and the labor movement, the new manifest destiny and the Spanish-American War and its aftermath, the progressive era, the American entry into World War I, the 1920's, the Great Depression and the New Deal, isolationism and the American entry into World War II, the onset of the Cold War and the war in Korea, the 1950's, Vietnam and the 1960's, from Nixon to Reagan, the end of the Cold War to the end of the 20th century, early 21st century America. Once again, there may well be a guest appearance by a figure or two from the American past, including Theodore Roosevelt.
Week 1: The New South and the Industrial North
Week 2: The 1890s
Week 3: Progressivism
Week 4: America and World War
Week 5 The Aftermath of War and the 1920's
Week 6: The Great Depression and the New Deal
Week 7: The Road to World War II
Week 8: America and World War II
Week 9: The Era of Truman and Eisenhower
Week 10: The 1960s
Week 11. From Nixon to Reagan
Week 12: Reagan and After
The Land of Hope by Wilfred McClay. ISBN 978-1594039379 (https://amzn.to/37YfKxp)
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American History, Part Two: Reconstruction to Present Day
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Chuck Chalberg
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Spring 2026
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History ➤ American History
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High School
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January 6th, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
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Live
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$237
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25 seats available
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25 seats remaining
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Special notes
Includes optional writing component. This is Part Two of a two-Part course. Students are welcome midyear if there are seats available.
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Students will read approx. a chapter per week. There will be weekly quizzes based on both the reading and the lectures, auto-graded by the computer for immediate feedback. For upper-level students or students who want to go the extra mile, Dr. Chalberg will assign an additional five writing assignments of approx. 400 words each. Expect to spend three to four hours per week on reading and homework outside of class lectures.
Fees
For all 12 classes: $217 if you register on or before November 15; $237 if you register after Nov. 15. (Registration closes one week before the first day of class. After that date, registrations are not guaranteed. There is a $25 surcharge for late enrollments after the course is closed.)
Chuck Chalberg
chuck.chalberg@gmail.com
About Dr. Chalberg
Dr. Chalberg is a graduate of Regis College (now Regis University) in Denver, Colorado. He holds an MA and PhD in history from the University of Minnesota. He taught American history at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN, until his retirement in 2016. He was a Fulbright lecturer in Hungary in 1992 and is a senior fellow for the Center of the American Experiment.
He has performed as G.K. Chesterton on EWTN’s “The Apostle of Common Sense” for a number of years. He performs and lectures as Chesterton at schools and parishes across the country. In addition, he performs as Theodore Roosevelt, H.L. Mencken, George Orwell, and baseball’s Branch Rickey.
His website is historyonstage.net. He has written a biography of Emma Goldman and a dual biography of Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey. He has also edited a volume on the history of American isolationism. He has written for a number of publications, including The Weekly Standard, Chronicles, the Imaginative Conservative, Touchstone, Intellectual Takeout, the University Bookman, Gilbert!, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Dr. Chalberg teaches the following courses:
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