HIST 585 - Contemporary America 1945-Present

(3 S.H.)

The course explores the causes and consequences of the Cold War, U.S. involvement in the Korean War, and selected postwar problems in foreign policy, mass society, and social alienation. It also explores the reforms and social movements of the Great Society era and the development of contemporary conservatism and consumer-oriented neoliberalism. May also be taken for undergraduate credit as HIST 485. See Undergraduate Catalog. Prerequisites: HIST 151 or instructor’s permission. (See Undergraduate Catalog.) Grade only.

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