<

HI 110B Issues in American History, 1900-Present (3)

An introductory study of major historical issues such as American involvement in two world wars, the development and effects of the Cold War, and the causes and consequences of American entry into the Korean and Vietnam wars. Other areas examined are the evolution of Federal social welfare policies, the rise of the Civil Rights movement, and the continuing quest for social justice spawned by the movement, and the splintering of political and social consensus since 1960. Formerly titled Historical Issues of 20th-Century America.