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HST226

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United States History from 1945

Business and Social Sciences Division CLC - College of Lake County

Course Description

This course provides a topical and thematic approach to post World War II United States History. Among the topics and themes to be covered include: Cold War foreign policy and fears at home; suburbanization and mass consumer culture; the changing politics and meaning of liberalism and conservatism; social movements of the Left and Right; changes in immigration, ethnicity, race, and gender; accelerating technological innovation; and the impact of globalization. The main emphases of the course are the intersection of political economy, culture, and society at home and the evolution of America’s role abroad.

Minimum Credit Hours

3

Maximum Credit Hours

3

PCS Code

1.1

Requirements

Prerequisite: College Reading and Writing Readiness

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