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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
- Arts and Contemporary Studies - Table II
- Arts and Contemporary Studies Core Elective Table I
- Arts and Contemporary Studies Required Group 1 - Table I
- Criminology Required Group 1 - Table I
- Criminology and History Double Major
- Criminology and History Required Group I Table I
- Criminology and Sociology Required Group 1 - Table I
- Economics and Finance Required Group 1 - Table I
- English Required Group 1 - Table I
- English and History Double Major
- English and History Required Group 1 - Table I
- English and Philosophy Required Group 1 - Table I
- Environmental and Urban Sustainability Required Group 1 - Table I
- Experiential Learning
- Geographic Analysis Required Group 1 - Table I
- HIS 590 - Modern International Relations
- HST 604 - The Uneasy Peace: The Cold War, 1945-90
- History
- History Core Elective Table II
- History Required Group 2 - Table I
- History and Philosophy Double Major
- History and Politics and Governance Double Major
- History and Sociology Double Major
- Journalism
- Minor in Global Politics and Development
- Minor in History
- Mode of Delivery: In-Person
- Philosophy Required Group 2 - Table I
- Politics and Governance Required Group 1 - Table I
- Psychology Required Group 1 - Table I
- Table I - Arts
- Undeclared Arts (First Year Studies Only)
- Undeclared Arts Transferability Guidelines