HIST 274

Fall 2026 All Classes

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US Foreign Relations Since 1917

Credit: 3 hours.

Over the course of the twentieth century the United States rose to superpower status, in the process profoundly shaping world affairs. Students will study the connections between U.S. and global history in this pivotal period. Explores the impact of the United States on world affairs from roughly 1917 through the end of the Cold War. Attention given to the perspectives of people affected by U.S. policies and the limits of U.S. power in the face of developments such as anticolonial nationalism and great power rivalries.

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

Humanities – Hist & Phil

Cultural Studies - Western

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HIST 274 class schedule data for fall 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
55503	Discussion/ Recitation	AD1	12:00PM -12:50PM	F	219 David Kinley Hall	Hoganson, K Warner, S	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
55504	Discussion/ Recitation	AD2	10:00AM -10:50AM	F	206 Transportation Building	Hoganson, K Warner, S	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
55505	Discussion/ Recitation	AD3	4:00PM -4:50PM	W	241 Armory	Hoganson, K Warner, S	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
55492	Lecture	AL1	12:00PM -12:50PM	MW	1020 Wymer Hall	Hoganson, K	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course. Section Info: Description: This course explores the U.S. rise to superpower status; the nature and limits of U.S. power as it played out in places such as Mexico, Haiti, Germany, Japan, Vietnam, Cuba, and Iraq; and the larger contours of the United States in the world during the so-called American Century. Touching on a wide array of topics, including police actions, total wars, summit meetings, spooks, Peace Corps projects, A-bombs, 9/11, neocolonialism, containment, human rights, global capitalism, and deportable labor, this course will help you understand how the United States helped forge the modern world and vice versa.