HIST 34600 - The Era Of World Wars I And II, 1914-1945

Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

Credit Hours: 3.00. Analyzes the causes, major campaigns, and legacy of the two major conflicts of the twentieth century. Examines the rise of totalitarian dictatorships, in particular Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Emphasis is placed on the geo-political context of both world wars, including the ideological challenges to the Western liberal democracies, the advent of the United States as the critical great power, and the role of democratic, imperial and dictatorial leadership in both conflicts. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

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