Jul 01, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
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HIST 3164 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1945-Present
Examines United States involvement in the Cold War and the post-Cold War World, with emphasis on the causes and consequences of major wars and the use of major instruments of foreign policy, including foreign aid, covert intervention, and public diplomacy. In addition to analyzing U.S. government policies, it will also give attention to nongovernmental organizations and actors.
Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will become familiar with important information and interpretations about U.S. involvement in world affairs, 1945-present.
- Students will develop critical skills to evaluate primary sources and secondary works in history.
- Students will gain familiarity with research techniques that historians use.
- Students’ work will reflect and understanding of the ways that U.S. government policies and nongovernmental actors and organizations have affected world affairs.
- Students’ written work will reflect the styles of presentation, argumentation, and interpretation historian’s use.
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