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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits An examination of the impact of the Cold War and its resulting international tensions upon U.S. society. Among the topics are: the origins of the Cold War; the problem of defining loyalty in a democratic state; the role of the military in the nuclear age; secret intelligence operations and their influence upon a democratic society; and the quest for security in a divided world. All questions will be considered within the framework of an attempt to assess the United States’ traditional values and define its national goals. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a United States history course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4 hours; 4 credits The United States from World War II to the Vietnam War, using parents’ reminiscences. A study of the effects of World War II and the Cold War, the growth of mass media, the youth gangs of the 50s, the Civil Rights movement and rising expectations, the suburban dream, the cult of the automobile, the fear of atomic disaster, the sexual revolution, and changing patterns of child rearing. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a United States history course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits A survey of U.S. cultural, social, political, and diplomatic history from the conclusion of World War II to the present. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a United States history course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits A study of urban life in various periods and societies with a view toward spelling out similarities and differences. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4.00 Credits
(Also AFA 361) 4 hours; 4 credits Marcus Garvey, the man and the idealist, his influence on African American consciousness; W.E.B. DuBois, the man and the thinker, his influence on African American consciousness and Pan-Americanism. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a United States history course. (p&d) Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4 hours; 4 credits An introduction to the relations between Western Europe and the non- Western Middle East as they evolved historically. In order to examine the Middle Eastern historical experience, the course begins with Christian conceptions of Islam in the medieval and early modern periods and explores whether and how the Christian representatives of Islam influenced Western discourses on the Middle East in modern times. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a world history course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4 hours; 4 credits An examination of the creation and development of the Stalinist economic system in the USSR after 1928 and in the European part of the Soviet bloc after 1945. The economic structure and policy will be investigated as both cause and effect of internal policy and Soviet foreign policy, as well as its applicability as a model for development in the Third World. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a modern European history course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4 hours; 4 credits An introduction to the study of war. The central focus of the course will examine why wars begin, how they are won and lost, and what kind of impact war has had on recent Western history. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4 hours; 4 credits A survey of the major social and political "isms" that developed from the French Revolution to the mid-20th century, analyzing their historical context and content. Such topics as liberalism, conservatism, socialism, nationalism, imperialism, communism, and fascism will be considered. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a modern European history course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4.00 Credits
(Also WMS 386) 4 hours; 4 credits An examination of the history of women, beginning with ancient and classical notions of patriarchy in Mediterranean and Near Eastern cultures. Review of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic prescriptions about women as a basis for understanding the changes in modern Western history. Approximately half of the course will examine the past two centuries when women’s movements, feminisms, gender analysis, and sexual liberation evolved. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a modern European history course. (p&d) Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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