HIST430

Students analyze the Cold War and its impact upon American and world history. Topics include: the diplomatic relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union; the various crises of the Cold War such as the Berlin Airlift and Cuban Missile Crisis; the efforts to end the Cold War made by various presidential administrations; and significant events in Russo-American relations over the last quarter century. The views and experiences of General Gordon R. Sullivan are added to the traditional historiography of the Cold War period. 3 Lecture hours per week. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.