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HIST244

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The 1960s

HistoryArts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Course Description

This course will examine key political, social, cultural, economic, and diplomatic trends in American society from 1960 to 1974. Topics covered will include John F. Kennedy and the "New Frontier," Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society," the civil rights movement, the women's movement, the war in Vietnam, the anti-war movement, and Richard Nixon and Watergate. Particular focus will be on the individuals, issues, ideas and events most responsible for shaping this period and our understanding of it.

Components

Lecture

Credits

5

Distribution Area(s)

Social Sciences

Multicultural

No

Quarterly Offerings

Last Updated

2016-10-10

CIP Code

54.0102 - American History (United States).