HIS 519 - Seminar in International Relations Credits: 3

Treats United States diplomatic history from 1914 to the present. Considers interpretations of major diplomatic events such as American entry into World War I, World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as peacemaking at Versailles, Yalta, and other negotiated settlements. Also develops dominant themes in United States diplomacy, including foreign economic interests, Caribbean intervention, isolationism, collective security, the nuclear arms race and disarmament.