HST 221 - America Since 1945

Institution:

Anna Maria College

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Description:

Examines the political, economic, social, and cultural forces that have shaped the national experiences from the post World War II era to the present. Special emphasis is placed on the losses and gains of the period in the context of such topics as the Cold War, McCarthyism, The Fifties, the revolts and travails of liberalism in the Sixties, Civil Rights, Rock and Roll, the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, The Vietnam War, Nixon and Watergate, Jimmy Carter and restoring faith, The Reagan Revolution, the Clinton Presidency and impeachment, and the experience of the nineties to the problems and opportunities facing the Nation's third century.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.annamaria.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 849-3300

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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