American History
American History
01:512:354 America, Russia, and the Cold War (3)
- Course Code: 01:512:354
- Semester(s) Offered: Fall
- Academic Credits: 3
Syllabus: Fall 2023
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Examines the shift from friendship to antipathy between Russia and America in the late 19th century and early 20th century; the roots of Soviet-American ideological rivalry; superpower competition and global conflicts after 1945; détente; the ending of the Cold War; and the question of a "new Cold War" in the 21st century.
01:512:355 America's Rise to Global Power (3)
- Course Code: 01:512:355
- Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
- Academic Credits: 3
Technology as the key source of U.S. identity and projection of power and culture overseas. Focus on the interaction of United States and Asian and African societies.
01:512:356 The Thirty Years' War: America in Vietnam (3)
- Course Code: 01:512:356
- Semester(s) Offered: Spring
- Academic Credits: 3
Syllabus: Spring 2021
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This course examines the causes and effects of the war in Vietnam, with special emphasis on the United States and its role.
Topics covered include, but are not limited to: Vietnam’s place in twentieth-century Franco-American relations; the influence of the early Cold War and the Korean War on American policymakers; American diplomatic and military activity in support of South Vietnam; American public opinion towards Vietnam; and postwar immigration and opening of diplomatic relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
01:512:359 Race, Culture, and Politics: Blacks and Jews in America (3)
- Course Code: 01:512:359
- Academic Credits: 3
How black and Jewish identities have evolved in relationship to one another through an examination of social and political history, literature, and film.
Credit not given for both this course and 01:563:359 or 01:014:359 or 01:050:339.
01:512:360 Latino History (3)
- Course Code: 01:512:360
- Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
- SAS Core Certified: HST, WCd
- Academic Credits: 3
Syllabus: Fall 2024
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History of people of Latin American and Hispanic Caribbean descent in the United States over the last two centuries. Experiences of exile, labor migrants, refugees, and colonial subjects. Formation of communities, political and labor struggles, and racial/ethnic identities.
We begin by asking: Who are Latinxs in the U.S. and how did they become part of the American nation-state? Why are they identified as a distinct group? How have they participated in American society and how have they been perceived over time? The course will familiarize students with the broad themes, periods, and questions raised in the field of Latinx History. Topics include conquest and colonization, immigration, labor recruitment, education, politics, popular culture, and social movements.
Special Notation: Not open to first-year students. Credit not given for both this course and 01:595:369.