DWA 265 Global History of the United States: Twentieth and Twenty-first Century

This course will examine the political military economic and cultural interactions between the United States and the rest of the world from the Spanish-American War to the present day. Taking a much broader view than traditional diplomatic histories the course will weave together analyses of major diplomatic initiatives armed conflicts and the ways in which the cultures and economies of the U.S. and other nations have influenced one another. Topics will include the causes and consequences of wars the meaning of American empire and the flow of consumer goods languages music dance motion pictures fashion social norms and people to and from the U.S..