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Apr 16, 2026
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Goucher College 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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HIS 253 - History of the Cold War (3 Cr.)
This course focuses on the facts of the Cold War. It emphasizes the most recent scholarship which has become available from communist archives. It will show that the traditional American belief that all the conflicts were between good and evil is simplistic, and will develop the uncertainty which explains many of the approaches of each side. For example, the new documentation makes it clear that in 1945 Stalin sought a period of peace – not conflict – with the Western powers. The course will attempt to explain the origins of the Cold War, why there never was a direct hot war, and the reasons for the ultimate Soviet collapse. Dramatic episodes such as the Cuban Missile Crisis will be studied extensively. Prerequisite: HIS 110 or HIS 111 , or sophomore standing. Offered Spring 2011 and in alternating years. Davidson.
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