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America, Russia, and the Cold War 1945-1990
W.Lafeber,This course will address those questions as it examines the international competition and conflict known as “the Cold War.” It will begin by tracing the roots of American-Soviet ideological antagonism back to the late nineteenth century, when many Americans became interested in the liberation of the tsarist empire and sympathized with a revolutionary movement they hoped would bring a "free Russia." The class will then look in depth at American responses to the Russian revolutions of 1917, including the controversial U.S. intervention in the Russian Civil War and the refusal to recognize the Soviet government until 1933 -- a period some historians have called “the first Cold War.” After briefly considering whether the U.S.-Soviet collaboration during the Second World War could have provided a foundation for postwar cooperation, the course will explore in detail how a conflict between the two superpowers widened into a global struggle between capitalist and socialist camps.
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State Houses
Tom petterson,My interest in state capitols can be traced back to my childhood in rural Iowa, not far from Iowa City, the state’s first capital. There, amid the University of Iowa buildings and overlooking the Iowa River, stood the old stone Greek Revival capitol. To me it was the largest and most handsome building in the world. My father knew its history: it was the territorial capitol (1842–1846) where Iowa inaugurated its first governor; home to the first six General Assemblies from 1846 to 1857; the site where the state constitution was drafted and where the state university was chartered in 1847. In fact, the capitol was the university’s first permanent structure, and it housed the University of Iowa’s administrative offices for over 113 years as the university built around and enveloped it. When my family traveled throughout the United States (most memorably in a 1948 Ford), we looked for state capitols, often recognizable by their Renaissance-style golden domes. While preparing this book, I discovered that we were not alone in our interest. The admiration, even veneration, of people toward their...