Examines the social and political origins of the war in the Old North and Old South, the secession crisis, military strategy, soldiers' lives, leadership, the home front, women's experiences, emancipation, and political and social reconstruction. Intensive examination of the social and political significance of the Great Depression and New Deal of the 1930s. Significant events and trends of the post-World War II period. Origins of the Cold War, McCarthyism, the civil rights and women's movements, the Vietnam War, and recent developments in foreign and domestic policies. Examination of Cleveland's development in context of urban history.
Students explore city's historical resources to produce significant historical research.
Development of the American constitutional system and interaction with other strands of the nation's history, including political, social, economic, and religious. Focus on decisions of the Supreme Court. Political, cultural, social, and economic changes in China from the arrival of Westerners through the post-Mao era. The international, military, economic, and social relations among the cultures and nations of the Pacific Rim. Focus will be on the relations, cultures, and nations of the Northern and Western Pacific.