SUNY-Wide Course Catalog

In this course students analyze the history of the Cold War from its beginnings at the end of World War II to the fall of Communism in Europe in 1989. This includes an in depth consideration of how our present world has been shaped by the post World War II international organizations, the rivalries and policies of the great powers in the context of emerging third world nations, and the seminal crises and events of the Cold War to include among others: the Korean War, the Suez Crises, the Vietnam War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Arms Race, the Space Race and Detante. PRE-REQUISITE: A Western Civilization course (HIS 1204, HIS 1205, HIS 1206), or a US History Course HIS 1227, HIS 1228, HIS 1229), or permission of the instructor