Modern American Wars

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This course examines modern American Wars and how they have helped shape and evolve the United State as we know it today. In this course, we will examine all conflicts involving the United States since WWI. There will be a special focus on WWI, the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the wars of the Middle East. In this course we will examine these conflicts with depth that is not afforded to us in the general American History Courses and the lasting effects that they have had on the United States. Prerequisites: World History and Modern United States History.