Mar 13, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

HS 331 Contemporary America, 1945 to Present


(4 Credits)
This intensive seminar examines the events and issues of the post-war era. Possible topics for research and discussion include the Cold War, the Fair Deal, McCarthyism, Vietnam, the New Left, Watergate, Reagan and the revival of conservatism, the end of the Cold War, and America’s new status as the world’s sole superpower.