HIST-221 American History Since 1945
Students will study the major political, economic, social, and cultural trends from the end of World War II to the present. In particular, students will focus on the origins, implementation, and the end of our Cold War foreign policies as well as study changes on the recent domestic scene such as the imperial Presidency, the welfare state, the technetronic economy, the Black Revolution, Women's Liberation and the evolving social, cultural, and moral landscape.