AMH 2035 - us Modern World Since 1945

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Santa Fe College

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P This course will examine both the major role performed by the United States in world affairs since the end of World War II and the profound changes the nation has experienced on the domestic scene. Among the major issues to consider are affluence and poverty, civil rights and social justice, broader economic and social changes, as well as the political culture that both reflects and shapes these larger historical currents. As a research and writing intensive course, AMH 2035 will allow students the chance to explore the subject through a variety of college-level writing exercises that will include an original research project and may also include essay exams, book reviews, reaction papers, and other discipline specific writing. Prerequis Full DescriptionAMH2036 THE 1960S: DECADE OF PROTEST 3.0 P This Honors course will provide an in-depth examination of the four major social and political movements of the 1960's: the student protests and counter-culture movement; the civil rights movement; the feminist movement and women's liberation; and the anti-war movement. The major aims of the course will be twofold: to analyze the 1960's as a way of understanding the role of protest in American history; and to explore the dynamics of protest movements, by their leaders, internal conflicts, rhetoric, achievements and limitations

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sfcollege.edu

Phone Number:

(352) 395-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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