HST 300: Topics American History

Course Description: This course will explore the events and intellectual movements that shaped the creation of the federal constitution. The course will begin by examining the writings of the Enlightenment thinkers in order to frame the intellectual foundations for the US Constitution. They will study the Constitution in detail, but they will do so in historical context. Consequently, the course will highlight constitutionally impactful events from the French and Indian War to FDR.

Course Description: World War Two has ended and the United States has been victorious. The question is what happens next? The United States will now assume a global position on the world stage in peacetime as well as in Wartime. This class examines the Cold War between the United States and the Communist countries, in particular, the Soviet Union. While there is no direct war with the Soviet Union, the Foreign Policy of the United States is forever changed by the fear of Communism and its threat to the freedoms within the United States.