HS 3700 - The United States Since 1945

Institution:

Rockhurst University

Subject:

Description:

The course is a study of the development of America's social, cultural, and political history since World War II, beginning with Harry Truman's presidency to the administration of Ronald Reagan and the politics of the 1980s. Topics explored are the United States as a post-war power, McCarthyism, Cold War politics, the civil rights movements (ethnic, racial, and gender), the Great Society, Vietnam, counterculture, Watergate, and the New Right. (HSII)

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.rockhurst.edu

Phone Number:

(816) 501-4000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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