HST 321, 322 - America Confronts a Revolutionary World: Foreign Policy Since 1890

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement HU (and W when offered as 322).
This course analyzes the causes and consequences of America’s development as a world power. Topics to be considered include the rise of an American diplomatic tradition during the colonial/Revolutionary era, nineteenth century continental expansion, and the evolution of American internationalism in the twentieth century. Primary emphasis is given to twentieth century developments.