HIST338
AMERICA, RUSSIA & COLD WAR
Also listed under 4 other titles
- AMERICA, RUSSIA & THE COLD WAR
- COURSE CANCELLED
- US FOR PLCY SNC 1939
- US FOREIGN RELATN SINCE 1914
- Department
- History
- Terms offered
- 9
- Data refreshed
- Sep 1, 2026
Description
Section information text: This course will focus on the Russian-American rivalry at the center of world politics from the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 through the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Major topics include the escalating nuclear arms race, recurrent crises in Vietnam, Cuba and other parts of the Third World, and important personalities from Harry Truman and Josef Stalin to Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2012–2022
1995 2022
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 12% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 12% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 9% chance, high confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 11% chance, high confidence. Offered in 1 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2022 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2014 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2013 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2012 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:00 AM–10:50 AM JC106 2011
- Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:00 AM–11:50 AM JC206 20091995
- Tue, Thu, 4:05 PM–5:20 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF414 2002
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2022 | Doug J. Little | Lecture | 1 | 0 of 30 enrolled | 31807 |
| Fall 2017 | Doug J. Little | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 35 enrolled | 25879 |
| Fall 2015 | Doug J. Little | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 35 enrolled | 24605 |
| Fall 2013 | Doug J. Little | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 35 enrolled | 22884 |
| Spring 2011 | Doug J. Little | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 35 | 38372 |
| Fall 2009 | Doug J. Little | Lecture | 1 | 2 of 35 enrolled | 26759 |
| Fall 2003 | Unlisted | Lecture | 1 | 0 of 0 enrolled | 21614 |
| Fall 2002 | Edward Kissi | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 50 | 26767 |
| Fall 1995 | Doug J. Little | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 999 enrolled | 21128 |