206. Modern America: 1945 to the Present
Despite America's preeminent position in the world since 1945, the anxieties of the Cold War and the nuclear age pervaded postwar life. Issues such as civil rights, McCarthyism, Vietnam, the counterculture, Watergate, economic fluctuations and political cynicism all raised particular concerns. This course will trace American history in these years--political, social and cultural.
(Alexander Bloom)
Connections:
Conx 20033 History and Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy
Conx 20034 The Historical Context of Contemporary American Culture
Conx 20053 Schooling in Modern Society