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HIST0367A-S10

20th Century America, 1929-55

Twentieth-Century America, 1929-1960
This course explores the political, social, and diplomatic history of the United States from the Great Depression and FDR's New Deal to the Affluent society and Eisenhower equilibrium of the 1950's. In addition to the response to the economic crisis of the 1930s, topics include the challenge of totalitarian fascism, World War II and its impact, and postwar America with emphasis on Truman's Fair Deal, the emerging Cold War, the Red Scare and McCarthyism, and the "American High" of the 1950s. 2 hrs. lect., 1 hr. disc.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22611
Subject Code:
HIST
Course Number:
0367
Section Identifier:
A

Course

HIST 0367

All Sections in Spring 2010

Spring 2010

HIST0367A-S10 Lecture (Ralph)
HIST0367Y-S10 Discussion (Ralph)
HIST0367Z-S10 Discussion (Ralph)