HIST149 America: The Cold War Years (1945-1990)

Department of Social & Behavioral Science: History

1. Course Number and Title

   HIST149 America: The Cold War Years (1945-1990)

2. Number of Credits

   3 credits

3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

   2250 minutes

4. Prerequisites

   None

   Corequisites

   None

5. Other Pertinent Information

   To be offered in alternate years

6. Catalog Course Description

   An examination of the post-World War II era featuring diplomatic conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. When diplomacy broke down military conflict ensued in such diverse places as Korea, Vietnam, Hungary, and Afghanistan. The course examines the background, causes, and course of this sustained conflict.

7. Required Course Content and Direction

   1. Learning Goals:

      1. To determine why and how the Cold War began, study its course and conclusion, and how it affected Americans at home.

   2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      1. Background - 1815 to 1917
      2. The Stalin years in Russia
      3. Post-Stalin confrontation and conciliation
      4. Glasnost and the fall of the Berlin Wall

   3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

   4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      Textbook reading and films

8. Teaching Methods Employed

   Lectures, quizzes, exams, readings guest lectures

Review/Approval Date -12/99