WORLD WARS.

Catalog description

Notes: intended for both majors and non-majors. Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 or permission of instructor. Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–global studies. This course covers some of the most dramatic moments of the first half of the 20th century and their enduring impact on our own times. Topics covered include the origins and fighting of World War I, the failure of the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of fascism in Europe, the unleashing of World War II, the Holocaust, and the post-World War II settlement.