Middlebury

HIST 0215

Cold War America

Cold War America
This course examines the history of the United States during the Cold War (1945-1991). From the immediate post-WWII period through the Reagan era, we will investigate widely varied manifestations of anti-communism, paying special attention to how international affairs shaped Americans’ engagement with domestic developments, and vice versa. Topics include the social welfare state, Eisenhower’s New Look and Kennedy’s New Frontier, suburbanization, the Vietnam War, civil rights activism, the conservative movement, feminism, and the politics of globalization. Our goal is to reconsider these transformative changes in context with the Cold War’s geopolitical and ideological conflict. We will use many tools to do so: primary sources like state documents, essays, visual texts, and political tracts, as well scholarly monographs, documentaries, and discussion. (formerly HIST 0368) 2 hrs. lect., 1 hr. disc.
Subject:
History
Department:
History
Division:
Humanities
Requirements Fulfilled:
AMR HIS NOR
Equivalent Courses:
HIST 0368

Sections

Fall 2024

HIST0215A-F24 Lecture (Mao)

Spring 2024

HIST0215A-S24 Lecture (Mao)

Spring 2023

HIST0215A-S23 Lecture (Mao)

Fall 2021

HIST0215A-F21 Lecture (Mao)

Fall 2020

HIST0215A-F20 Lecture (Mao)
HIST0215Y-F20 Discussion (Mao)
HIST0215Z-F20 Discussion (Mao)

Spring 2020

HIST0215A-S20 Lecture (Mao)

Fall 2017

HIST0215A-F17 Lecture (Mao)

Spring 2017

HIST0215A-S17 Lecture (Mao)

Fall 2015

HIST0215A-F15 Lecture (Mao)

Fall 2014

HIST0215A-F14 Lecture (Mao)

Fall 2011

HIST0215A-F11 Lecture (Mao)