Cold War America

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In the three decades that comprise the Cold War the landscape of American politics, culture, and technology underwent dramatic change. This course will examine the Cold War Era (1945-1980) through the lenses of national and international policymaking, popular and social history, and new scientific technologies. From Atomic birthday cakes and McCarthyism to anti-colonalism and civil rights, students will examine the Cold War as an era that re-shaped the political and social fabric of the country and created questions that continue to inspire debate in American society to the present. No prerequisites. (Offered spring term, as needed).