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 signif-icance 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 the context of urban history.
Students explore the 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 of the cultures and nations of the Pacific Rim. Focus will be on the Northern and Western Pacific.