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From Cold War to Global Terror, 1945 to the Present
From Cold War to Global Terror, 1945 to the Present , HIST S-1967/W
Summer 2010 syllabus
Ostrowski, "Three Criteria of Historical Study"

Karen Wilson, "Critical and Creative Thinking"

Primary Sources Supplement II
Frequently Asked Questions about the Written Assignments

Lecture Outlines and Select Readings
  • A-1: Historical Methods and Approaches
  • Historical Methods and Approaches (with diagrams)

  • A-2: Origins of the Cold War
  • Origins of the Cold War (with maps and illustrations)

  • The World in Mid-20th Century
  • The World in Mid-20th Century (with maps and illustrations)

  • B-1: The United States, 1951-1991
  • The United States, 1951-1991 (with maps and illustrations)

  • B-2: The Soviet Union, 1951-1991
  • Soviet Union, 1951-1991 (with maps and illustrations)

  • C-1: The World's Policmeman
  • C-1: The World's Policmeman (with maps and images)

  • Sample Questions for the Mid-term Exam

  • C-2: The U.S. Excursion into "Star Trek" Diplomacy

  • C-2: The U.S. Excursion into "Star Trek" Diplomacy (with maps and images)

  • D-1: Western European Reforms and Eastern European Revolutions

  • D-1: Western European Reforms and Eastern European Revolutions (with maps and images)

  • D-2: South Asia: Cultural Reassertion and Divergent Economic Strategy

  • D-2: South Asia: Cultural Reassertion and Divergent Economic Strategy (with maps and images)

  • D-3: African Independence: Economic Development in Reverse?

  • D-3: African Independence: Economic Development in Reverse? (with maps and images)

  • D-4: Latin America: The Shark and the Sardines
  • D-4: Latin America: The Shark and the Sardines (with maps and images)

  • D-5: Middle East and North Africa: Necktie, Turban and Chador
  • D-5: Middle East and North Africa: Necktie, Turban and Chador (with maps and images)

  • D-6: China: Cultural Reformation and Economic Transformation

  • D-7: Japan and the Pacific Rim

  • E-1: The World in the 1990s to 2000s: Between Cold War and Terrorism
  • E-1: The World in the 1990s to 2000s: Between Cold War and Terrorism (with maps and images)

  • E-2: The World in 2010: Imposition of the Global Regime
  • E-2: The World in 2010: Imposition of the Global Regime (with maps and images)

  • Reading: Jomo Kenyatta

  • Reading: Golda Meier

  • Reading: Nelson Mandela

  • Reading: Margaret Thatcher

  • Reading: Mao Zedong (Tse-Tung)

  • Reading: "Annie Lee Moss" by Andrea Friedman

  • Reading: "No Good Choices" by Francis M. Bator

  • Reading: "The Impossible Victory: Vietnam" by Howard Zinn

  • Reading: "Hearts, Minds and the Same Old Warlords" by Stephen Grey

  • Reading: "Cornucopia Blues by Brent Cunningham

  • Reading: "Economics of the Environment" by Partha DasGupta

  • Reading: "The Graham Greene Argument" by Kevin Buckley

  • John MacDougall, "Some Major World Views on Social Issues"

  • Set A: "On War, Peace, and Social Issues since about 2005"

  • Set B: "On Climate Change and Related Issues since about 2005"

  • Sample Questions for the Final Exam

  • Final Exam

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