History of the Cold War

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This course provides a comprehensive look at the history of the Cold War that pitched the United States against the Soviet Union during the period between 1945 and 1989. The class will emphasize the global nature of the contest between two competing ideologies; it will examine the impact of the Cold War on geopolitics, on the process of decolonization, and on internal and cultural developments in the West as well as within the so-called “socialist camp of nations.”