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HIST-3564: The Cold War

Description: Examines politics, society, and culture of the Cold War in transnational perspective. Discussion of origins of the Cold War and the emergence of superpowers; cultural, economic and territorial imperialism in the Cold War; the role of ideology; lived experience and the legacy of the Cold War. Engagement with diverse perspectives on the Cold War and its implications through primary and secondary source materials.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 7

Average GPA: 3.42 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 45.47%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.38%

John C Hennen201974.6%20.1%3.1%2.2%0.0%0.0%3.662
Heather L Gumbert201835.3%35.2%17.6%2.9%8.8%0.0%2.821
Bestami S Bilgic202494.0%6.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.931
Anndal Narayanan202454.1%34.5%4.0%0.9%5.7%0.9%3.283

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