International History of the Cold War

Course Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Diplomacy and Military Studies program, Master of Arts in Diplomacy and Global Security program, Master of Arts in Sustainability program, or Graduate Certificate in National Security & Strategic Studies program. Restricted to Graduate students.

This course considers problems and issues that affected different regions of the world as those problems and issues related to the Soviet-American rivalry, or the Cold War, between 1945 and 1991. Specifically, it explores the origin of the Cold War; its implications for the United States and the Soviet Union; its impact in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Central Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia; and the collapse of Soviet-style communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union itself.

Credit: 3