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The Cold War and Political Culture
HIST341 SP

The end of World War II initiated what many have referred to as a "cult of secrecy" in the United States, marking the initiation of a Cold War between blocs of nations forming around the United States and the Soviet Union. Beginning with the use of a nuclear bomb on Japan and ending with the fall of Saigon, this seminar will examine the first two phases of United States-Soviet relations characterized by containment, the development and use of covert intelligence apparatuses, and the displacement of conflict into "hot war" zones in the Third World. We will also address domestic ideologies which supported and opposed Cold War policies, among them McCarthyism, consumer culture, civil rights, and the New Left.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: HIST233 OR AMST200 OR HIST240

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Potter,Claire B.   

Times: ...W... 01:10PM-04:00PM;     Location: CAMS 3

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 15)

SR. major: 7   Jr. major: 8

SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major:    SO:    FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Reading Non-Verbal Texts, Writing, Focused Inquiry Course

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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