| Title: | Politics of the Cold War |
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| Course Section Number: | HIS-200-02 |
| Department: | History |
| Description: | The Cold War oriented foreign policies, drove international relations, and deeply affected millions of people across the globe from just after WWII until the early 1990's. It shaped generations of military and political thinking in the United States and Soviet Union and directly impacted dozens of other countries, causing, and exacerbating multiple proxy wars. In this course we will critically examine the political underpinnings of the Cold War. We will study the emergence of Cold War politics across a variety of media including primary sources. Our class will closely consider the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, the Chernobyl disaster, nuclear weapons politics, the end of the Cold War, and many other topics. We will also study and discuss the legacy and impact of the Cold War, even as it is felt in major conflicts today. Students should leave the course with detailed knowledge on the emergence and politics of the Cold War, as well as its end, and the ways in which it continues to matter in contemporary world politics. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | August 24, 2022 |
| End Date: | December 17, 2022 |
| Meeting Information: |
08/24/2022-12/16/2022 Lecture Monday, Wednesday, Friday 02:10PM - 03:00PM, Baxter Hall, Room 201
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| Faculty: | Valdez, John |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 18 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 16 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
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