HIST 3113 - American Empire, 1945-Present

3 credits

[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course focuses on the reality of the United States as a world superpower in the post-World War II era and the internal developments that accompanied it as the nation crossed “the bridge to the 21st century.” Topics will include: the Cold War, Johnson’s “Great Society” and the social crises of the 1960s, Vietnam, Ronald Reagan the Republican Revolution of the 1980s, post-Cold War developments, the rise of global terrorism, and the divided age of Bush, Clinton, Obama, and Trump. The course will feature significant attention to primary sources, notable monographs, and related student research as it parses the United States’ journey to the present day.