Hst 329U U.S. History, 1960-Present

A survey of political, social, cultural, and economic history covering the Cold War and Vietnam, Sixties Civil Rights and Radical Activism, Watergate, the Rise of Populist Conservatism, the Emergence of the Global Economy, and Political Polarization. In doing so, the class addresses the presidencies of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and their successors. Recommended preparation: upper-division standing.