| Selected
Courses |
| HIST 410:
Recent U.S. History, 1914-Present |
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Includes immigration, the labor movement,
commercial expansion, Spanish-American War,
Progressives, World War I, the Red Scare, the
League of Nations, the booming 1920s, the
corporate economy, social feminism and
prohibition, the Great Depression, the New Deal,
Neutrality and World War II, the European and
Pacific theaters, postwar rebuilding, the Cold
War, the Korean War, race, poverty and the urban
crisis, civil rights, the Vietnam War, the Great
Society, Watergate, economic stagnation, the
Christian Right and Social Conservatism, the new
economy, the end of the Cold War, the Clinton
domestic agenda and post Cold War diplomacy. |
| HIST 431:
World History since 1919 |
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Major trends in world history following World War
I, including the impact of the Great Depression,
the rise of totalitarianism, and the coming of
World War II. Events of the latter 20th
century receive special emphasis. |
| HIST 450:
Korean War |
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Includes: background and origin of the Korean War
as the first major Cold War superpower
confrontation from the viewpoint of the United
States; the roles of Chinese, North Korean, South
Korean, and Soviet leaders; themes such as the
“forgotten war”; the relationship between domestic
politics and foreign policy; the rivalry between
Douglas MacArthur and Harry Truman; changes to the
world system as a result of the war; and, the
postwar development of northeast Asia. |
| HIST 450:
Persian Gulf Wars |
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Includes: Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds, the Cold War
and post Cold War, Desert Shield, Desert Storm,
Iraqi domestic situation, interwar period, no-fly
zones, Kurdistan, Desert Strike, Desert Fox,
Southern and Northern Watch, Iraqi Freedom,
shaping postwar Iraq, and domestic resistance. |
| HIST 450:
The Revolutionary 1960s |
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Includes: a global study of the key political,
economic, military, and social trends of the
1960s, including the sexual revolution, apartheid,
the Berlin Wall, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban
Missile Crisis, the American Civil Rights
movement, Vietnam, counterculture movements, and
many other topics. |
| HIST 450:
The American Presidency |
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Includes: the office, role, and development of the
presidency and its office holders, their
personalities, polices, achievements, and
failures, and their impact on the evolution of the
United States, from George Washington to George W.
Bush. |
| HIST 450:
Vietnam War |
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Includes: the American experience in Vietnam from
several perspectives: French colonization; origins
of the war and U.S. escalation; media coverage,
public opinion and anti-war movements; U.S.
withdrawal and communist victory; the war in
retrospect as seen in American popular culture,
political debate and foreign policy. |
| HIST 531:
U.S. Foreign Policy since 1945 |
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This course explores U.S. national security and
foreign policy since 1945; the factors affecting
policy decisions; dilemmas confronting decision
makers; the influences on decision makers,
including history, domestic and bureaucratic
processes, and allies; challenges in foreign and
security policy; the historical antecedents of
contemporary foreign policy challenges; the role
of intelligence, intellectuals, the use of force,
and diplomacy. |
| HIST 532:
The Watergate Era |
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Includes: the Nixon administration and the climate
that permitted Watergate; key personalities; the
break-in; the cover-up; Congressional inquiries;
presidential power; the impeachment process;
Nixon’s resignation; alternative theories of
Watergate; and the legacy of Watergate. |
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