TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE, 1914-1991.

Catalog description

This course introduces students to major developments in continental European history from the outbreak of World War I to the present time. Topics include: the First and Second World Wars and the ensuing Cold War confrontation between Communism and Democracy; the mechanisms of differing forms of dictatorial rule including Fascism, Nazism, and Stalinism; recurrent waves of democratization; and more recent efforts toward European integration.