3 Credits Study of United States foreign policy from its beginnings during the war for independence to the emergence of the United States as an imperial power by 1900. Stresses the fledgling nation's efforts to defend its independence and its territory, the continental expansion which accompanied the nation's growing power and its eventual evolution into a world imperialist power. Recent Syllabus 335. 3 Credits Study of foreign policy of United States beginning with its involvement in World War I and its retreat into isolationism during 1920s and 1930s. Entry into World War II and origins of Cold War are analyzed in detail.
Special attention is given to War in Vietnam and to nuclear arms race and arms control.
Recent Syllabus 336. Credits A study of American life and institutions since World War II, with special emphasis on domestic change, the Cold War, and the triumphs and perils of American leadership of the West. Topics to be investigated include the Korean and Vietnamese wars, political reform, the civil rights movement, the counter-culture, the technological revolution, urbanization, and the crises of confidence of the 1970s. 3 Credits Per Semester A study in depth of a particular topic in history, in either American, Canadian, European, Latin American or Asian areas of concentration. Recent offerings include Global Issues of Genocide and Civil Rights and Vietnam.