HISTORY 190 - The Cold War

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Bard College

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GIS, Human Rights, RES Like two scorpions, the Soviet Union and the United States warily circled each other in a deadly dance that lasted more than half a century. In a nuclear age, any misstep threatened to be fatal-not only to the antagonists, but also, possibly, to the entire human community. What caused this hostile confrontation to emerge from the World War II alliance? How did the Soviet- American rivalry affect the international community, and why, after more than 50 years, did the dance end in peace rather than war? This course reconsiders the Cold War by simultaneously weighing both the American and Soviet perspectives on events as they unfolded. It examines key documents of the era and looks at Stalinism, McCarthyism, the nuclear arms race, the space race, the extension of the Cold War into the ThirdWorld, the rise of American hegemony, Vietnam and Afghanistan, "Star Wars,"and the effort to reach strategic arms limitation agreements.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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