HST-280

Course Number

HST-280

Course Name

HST of U.S. Latin-Am Relations

Course Credits

4.00-

Description

'This course examines the relations between the United States and Latin America from the Age of Revolution in the early nineteenth century to the present. We will pay particular attention to the reasons why these relations have been characterized by misunderstanding, mistrust, and tension. While focusing on a few crucial episodes such as the Mexican-American and Spanish-American Wars, the Guatemalan and Cuban Revolutions, and Central America in the 1980s, we will also examine cultural exchanges and contemporary problems in U.S.-Latin American relations such as the drug trade, slavery, tourism, and the vogue of Latin American Music. Cultural Diversity B'


	HST-280 Course Number HST-280 Course Name HST of U.S. Latin-Am Relations Course Credits 4.00- Description 'This course examines the relations between the United States and Latin America from the Age of Revolution in the early nineteenth century to the present. We will pay particular attention to the reasons why these relations have been characterized by misunderstanding, mistrust, and tension. While focusing on a few crucial episodes such as the Mexican-American and Spanish-American Wars, the Guatemalan and Cuban Revolutions, and Central America in the 1980s, we will also examine cultural exchanges and contemporary problems in U.S.-Latin American relations such as the drug trade, slavery, tourism, and the vogue of Latin American Music. Cultural Diversity B'