HIST 4113 - Us History: 1945-2000

3 credits

[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course provides an overview and in-depth exploration of the American experience from the end of World War II to the present. Within the frame of the role the United States played on the global stage its military, economic, and political engagements in opposition to Communism the course will focus on the evolving nature and structure of the American society. We will examine the movements in popular culture music, arts, literature, theater, film and television, and fashion and style. Additional material will cover the changing nature of the American family, racial attitudes, and public and private morality, and wealth and poverty. Finally, we will investigate the changing relationship of the American people to their own political processes and government.

Prerequisite: at least one college-level History or Political Science course or Instructors permission.