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America after the Cold War: The First 30 Years

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

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American History Courses

Course Description

Overview

Survey the past 30 years of the American story to understand our world today.

Syllabus

  • By This Professor
  • 01: 1990: America’s New World Order
  • 02: The Clintons and the 1990s
  • 03: A New Millennium, George W. Bush, and 9/11
  • 04: The US Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
  • 05: The US Economy: Long Boom to Big Crash
  • 06: Obama, Hope, and Polarization
  • 07: African American Paradoxes after 1990
  • 08: Science and Technology in the Internet Age
  • 09: US Energy Independence and Climate Change
  • 10: Putting US Education to the Test after 1990
  • 11: A New Golden Age of American Culture
  • 12: The Trump Upset

Taught by

Patrick N. Allitt

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