AMS 520 - Cold War America

3 credits
Examines the global, political, and ideological struggle between capitalist and communist countries, particularly between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), through the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Emphasis is on how the Cold War affected American life, with a focus on economics, gender roles, race, and fears, including as manifested in American films.
When Offered: Any semester

Prerequisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None