HIST 238: US History 1945 to Present

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Class Program

History

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

091660

Meets Degree Requirements For

Social Science

Description

This course examines the political, social, economic and cultural history of the United States from 1945 to the present with special emphasis on the Cold War, civil rights and the War on Terror.

Grading Basis

Graded

Course Learning Outcomes

Learn critical thinking skills through reading and analyzing historical, texts, literature, and sources.

Become familiar with the methods, terminology, and perspectives that historians use to approach the study of history.

Demonstrate knowledge of important historical events, movements, ideas, and concepts

Express and defend historical position based upon primary and secondary research.

Core Topics

Race and Society post-WWII
Communism vs. Capitalism
What is representative democracy and who is guaranteed it?
Movement Decade (Racial justice, Feminism, Economic justice).
War on Terror: Ideology, Policies, Diplomacy, War, and Politics.