HIST 259

Spring 2021 All Classes

All Classes

Credit: 3 hours.

Economic, social, political, and cultural developments in twentieth-century world history from Second World War era to the present.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Western
Humanities – Hist & Phil
HIST 259 class schedule data for spring 2021
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
68913
Lecture-Discussion
C
9:00AM -9:50AM
MWF
112 Gregory Hall
Cowan, F
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/25/21-05/05/21
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
Section Info:
Topic: Global History of the Cold War Description: This course examines the Cold War (ca. 1945-91) from a global perspective. We will look at the political, social, cultural, and environmental history of superpower conflict between the United States of America and the Soviet Union in the twentieth century, focusing not just on events in Washington and Moscow but also the importance of developments around the world. This course will discuss major events in Cold War political history, but will also look at how the Cold War world affected everyday lives, social movements, cultural developments, and environmental changes in the USA, the USSR, and countries around the world.
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