HIST 0187 - WORLD WAR II-EUROPE

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description The causes of WW II are surveyed, including World War I, the Russian Revolution, the Great Depression, and the rise of fascist regimes. The determinants of German expansionism will be discussed and related to the outbreak of war in 1939. The military struggle receives attention, but such topics as economic mobilization, propaganda, occupation policies, resistance movements and the Holocaust are also discussed. The course concludes with an analysis of war time diplomacy, the Postwar settlement, and the onset of the Cold War.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: DSAS Geographic Region General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Historical Analysis General Ed. Requirement, Russian & East European Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req., West European Studies

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