HIST409  - The United States: WW II to the Present

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The United States: WW II to the Present is a study of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the United States from World War II to the Present. Topics include social and cultural changes in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and the first decade of the 21st Century; the United States foreign policy from the post-WWII "Cold War," to Korea, Vietnam, and other global confrontations between the United States and the communist world from Somalia, Grenada, and the First Gulf War to the most recent "War on Terrorism"; and the technological changes and their impact on the social and economical development of the United States. (Prerequisite - HIST300/HS334 for History and Military History majors only).

 

Prerequisites

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Corequisites

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Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
01/25/10 - 06/27/10 07/05/10 - 08/29/10 Summer 2010 Session B - 8 Week session
03/29/10 - 08/29/10 09/06/10 - 10/31/10 Summer 2010 Session D - 8 Week session
05/31/10 - 10/24/10 11/01/10 - 12/26/10 Fall 2010 Session I - 8 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974, 10th ed
ISBN: 0195117972
Publication Info: Oxford University Press Incorporated, 1997

 
 
 

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