United States History from 1945

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This advanced course will examine key political, economic, social and cultural developments of the cold war and post cold war era. Emphasis will be given to developing cold war policies and their national and global effects (especially in Korea, Vietnam and Latin America); the collapse of the liberal consensus; social movements of the 1960s; Watergate and its aftermath; the rise of conservatism and the culture of consumerism; and shifts in the post cold war national agenda. Prerequisite: HIST 104 or consent of instructor. (Sp, alternate years)