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HIS 490
International Relations from 1945
This course details the global order since the Second World War. It focuses on the Cold War and issues such as: the atomic bomb, the Soviet conquest of eastern Europe, the birth of Communist China, decolonization, the Indochinese Wars, Middle Eastern conflict, the division of Berlin, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Islamic Revolution in Iran. The course also addresses the post-Cold War order and contemporary crises, including the 'war on terror' and nuclear proliferation.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
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- Arts and Contemporary Studies Professional Table I
- Arts and Contemporary Studies Professionally-Related Table II
- Criminology Professionally-Related Table IV
- English and History Double Major
- Global Politics and Development Minor
- HIS 590 - Modern International Relations
- HST 426 - Major Themes in International Relations
- HST 604 - The Uneasy Peace: The Cold War, 1945-90
- History
- History Minor
- History Professional Table II
- History Required Group 2 - Table I
- History and Philosophy Double Major
- Journalism
- Open Elective Table
- Politics and Governance Professionally-Related Table IV
- Psychology Professionally-Related Table IV
- Public Administration and Governance Professionally-Related Table I
- Sociology Professionally-Related Table IV
- Table I - Arts
- Undeclared Arts (First Year Studies Only)
- Undeclared Arts Required Group 1 - Table I
- Undeclared Arts Transferability Guidelines
