Chicago History
This course parallels an actual college-level dual credit course covering major aspects of Chicago history.
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What You Will Learn!
- Students will understand the factors that affected the early growth and development of Chicago.
- Students will learn how Chicago became the transportation and manufacturing center of the country.
- Students will understand how industrialization and urbanization affected Chicago.
- Students will learn about the major aspects of immigration and African American migration to Chicago.
- Students will learn about some of the important industries that shaped the Chicago economy.
- Students will learn about the two World's Fairs that took place in Chicago.
- Students will learn about the Great Chicago Fire.
- Students will learn how Chicago became the architectural center of the country and about some of the major architectural styles and buildings in Chicago.
- Students will understand how political machines came to dominate city politics.
- Students will learn the origins of organized crime in Chicago.
- Students will learn about many of the important events and people in Chicago history.
- Students will learn about some of the important political figures in Chicago history.
- Students will learn about the Native American presence in pre and post European/American Chicago.
Description
Using over a hundred historical images from the Chicago History Museum, the Library of Congress, the Newberry Library, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and other sources, this course will cover the history of Chicago from its early founding and growth through contemporary events in the city's history. Topics covered in this course include the geologic forces that shaped the topography of Chicago, Native American history, early founding and growth from the fur trade to the transportation and manufacturing center of the country, the Great Chicago Fire, Chicago architecture, industrialization and urbanization, labor history, immigration and African American migration, Chicago's world's fairs, politics, corruption, the formation of political machines, origins of organized crime in Chicago, and important people and events in Chicago history. This course will also call attention to various historic sites and monuments in and around Chicago.
Whether you are new to Chicago, have grown up in Chicago, are a teacher or a student, or are anyone interested in learning more about this fascinating city, this course has something for everyone. Bibliographic entries serve as sources for continued study. Supplemental materials included with this course include discussion questions for books mentioned in this course, readings and questions related to the content in the lectures, and project and assignment suggestions. Lectures can be paused at any time to jot down notes, examine the historical images, or look up and discuss additional images and information when prompted. Lectures can be downloaded to mobile devises using the Udemy mobile app.
Who Should Attend!
- Anyone interested in Chicago history or urban history should find this course informative and fascinating.
