OSHER 659 - The Way We Were -The Fifties

It is tempting to look back on the decade of the 1950s with nostalgia as a simpler time when most Americans were mercifully free of the problems of global terrorism, war, environmental pollution, rampant drug use, and escalating health care costs. This course will take a closer retrospective look at events like the Korean War, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and his 'ism,' the Cold War, and the early part of the Civil Rights Revolution and enable students to put current events in historical perspective. There will be ample time for class discussion and the sharing of personal experiences.