The Era of World War II

Catalog description

Investigates selected topics relating to the origins, events, and outcome of World War II, emphasizing the war’s impact on 20th-century civilization. Traces the roots of the conflict back to the World War I peace settlements, and examines the rise of totalitarianism, pre-war aggression and appeasement, the immediate causes of the war’s outbreak, the course of military actions, the diplomacy of the belligerents, the War’s impact on civilian life, and factors that shaped the post-war world. This course counts towards the fulfillment of the Global Perspectives element of the CLAS general education curriculum.