The course studies linkages between America’s domestic economy and its geopolitical and economic roles from the 1920’s to the present. It surveys American economic policy, domestic and foreign, and the ideas, events, and geopolitical and military concerns that have shaped policy through successive administrations. It discusses the legacy of the interwar and wartime years and subsequently tracks U.S. policy and foreign reactions to it from the Truman administration to the present. The course blends history, economics, and international relations in an effort to explain their interplay.
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