This course investigates the domestic and international factors affecting the East Asian regional system during the Cold War period. Topics may include the U.S. occupation of Japan, Japan's external relations with the U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and China, the rise of communist China, the Cultural Revolution, and the division of Korea.

Prerequisite(s): 1.0 History course at the 2200 level or above.

Extra Information: 2 lecture hours.