2016 Maymester Course
The United States & the Global Cold War:
Origins – Development – Legacy
This is both a wide-ranging and detailed course that looks at the origins, the
evolution and the termination of the Cold War. It ranges from the end of World War II in
1945 to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989/91.
The course also analyzes the reasons for the outbreak of what has been called the
“new Cold War” with Russia and the conflict over Ukraine & Crimea.
The course has five main objectives:
1. Provide students with an international and
multinational perspective.
2. Offer students insights into the relations
between the superpowers and their allies
3. Enable students to obtain an understanding of
the way historians have dealt with the many
complex problems of the Cold War era.
4. Provide students with an understanding of the
politics of transition.
5. Introduce students to the major themes and
personalities in international relations from
1945 to the present.
HIST 245-01M
THE UNITED STATES & THE GLOBAL COLD WAR: ORIGINS, DEVELOPMENT, AND
LEGACY PROFESSOR KLAUS LARRES
MTWRF 11:30AM – 2:45PM
For initial readings and videos on the Cold War and the ‘new Cold War’ eras, see the following blog:
http://klauslarres.blogspot.com