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The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to do original historical research. Following several introductory sessions, students will define a topic and write a substantial paper (35-60 pages) for completion by the end of the semester. Papers will be based mainly on primary sources, including declassified State Department and other government documents, speeches, memoirs, newspapers, and periodicals. Completed papers will serve to fulfill the American Foreign Policy area thesis requirement. Students will meet a series of deadlines set out below, allowing them to finish the paper by the end of the semester.