HIS 278 - The U. S. and the World 1924-PRESENT (3 )

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The United States and the World: 1924-Present This course is the fourth in a four-course survey of American history. Beginning in the Roaring Twenties-when U.S. economic affluence and cultural innovations fired the American imagination-this course concludes with a discussion of recent American history. Additional topics covered include the Great Depression, U.S. involvement in World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War-particularly the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the cultural revolutions of the 1960s and 1970s, the Watergate Scandal, and the shaping of contemporary political conservatism and liberalism.
Yearly Cycle Even year
Offering Terms Spring Only