LEAD 261
The United States and the World, 1914 to the Present Fall 2016
Division II
Cross-listed PSCI 261 / HIST 263
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This course explores America’s engagement with the world from 1914 to the present. The First World War ushered in a new era for U.S. foreign relations. The self-identified isolationist power became a principal player on the world stage and by the end of the Second World War emerged as one of the two global superpowers, poised to compete with the Soviet Union in a protracted Cold War. After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, some spoke of the United States as a “hyperpower,” but how it should exercise its unrivalled power was far from clear. Through a mixture of lecture and discussion, this course introduces students to the key events of America’s most powerful century and to the new wave of scholarly literature being written about the United States and the World. Readings will reflect current trends in the sub-field, which focuses not only on high-level diplomacy, but also on a range of other factors that influence foreign relations, including ideology, race, gender, culture, domestic politics, and the roles of individual personalities.
The Class: Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: 40
Expected: 25-30
Class#: 1553
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on class participation, short papers, a midterm exam, and a final exam
Prerequisites: none; open to all
Distributions: Division II
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
PSCI 261 Division II HIST 263 Division II LEAD 261 Division II
Attributes: HIST Group F Electives - U.S. + Canada
LEAD American Foreign Policy Leadership

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