HIST118 CM - Cold War America

The Cold War dramatically shaped the politics, culture, and society of the United States while giving the country an altered place in the world. This course provides both a way to think about U.S. History within a global context and an introduction to historical analysis, research, and writing. Topics include the Red Scare, Civil Rights, consumer culture, decolonization, and CIA interventions, immigration policy, the Reagan Revolution, and the fall of the Berlin Wall the dissolution of the USSR. We will pay close attention to the relationships between domestic and foreign affairs and politics and popular culture.

Offered: Every other year

Credit: 1

Course Number: HIST118 CM