Political, diplomatic and military events are emphasized in conjunction with important social topics such as the American homefront, the role of minorities and women, and the use of nuclear weapons. Political, diplomatic and military events will be emphasized in conjunction with important social topics such as the American homefront, the role of minorities and women. Medieval Heritage explores the political, social, economic, and intellectual developments of Europe between 1050 and 1350. Topics include the emergence of national monarchies, the crisis of Church and State, the Crusades and the growth and evolution of the University. This is a topical and comparative study of slavery and abolition from the early settlements to abolition during and immediately following the Civil War.
Special emphasis is placed on the pre-war antebellum period.
A topical approach is used not only to understand the main developments of these significant historic events but to comprehend their larger role in shaping subsequent U.S. History, socially, politically and economically. This course is a study of the more important political, social and cultural developments in U.S. history that had their primary origins in the American west, especially the frontier. Emphasis is on those values and traditions that have become part of American culture. This course presents a topical and chronological examination of U.S. diplomacy from the early Federalist period to the present, stressing such aspects that have affected the transition of the U.S. from a regional to a global power. This comparative study explores some of the more vocal and even violent voices and movements of dissent in the U.S. largely from the post Civil War period - ranging from the far right to the far left.