HIST 4770 - U.S. in the World to 1898

3 hours

Topics include the development of American core ideals and foreign policy from the colonial era through the Spanish-American War of 1898; competing visions and rationalizations for expansionism; the impact of/on foreign policy on/of domestic politics, race gender, culture, economics and technology; the impact of individuals on foreign policy; and historiographical debates and controversies concerning 18th and 19th century U.S. foreign policy.

Prerequisite(s): None.