HIST-3390 America and The Second World War
This upper division course examines the greatest conflict in human history, the Second World War. Students will examine the causes and events of the Second World War, the diplomatic and military trends of the period, the blitzkrieg, the Battle of Britain, D-Day, the Holocaust, the domestic front, and the roles played by individual leaders such as Mussolini, Hitler, and Churchill. Ultimately, the Second World War defined an entire epoch in World History, altering the international system, leading to the emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as world powers. (Western)