HIST 224 - World War II: a Global Perspective

This course introduces students to the history of the second World War. Besides a brief introduction to the origins and effects of the war, this course will cover such topics as Fascist and Nazi movements; the grand strategies of the great powers: Great Britain, the Soviet Union, the United States, Germany, and Japan; the appeasement and the origins of the war; the resistance movements in Europe; China's role in the war; war-time international relations; and the founding of the Yalta System. The Holocaust and genocide, the slaughters in China, and the tragedy of atomic bombing in Japan will also be studied. Documentary films, videotape materials, and guest speakers will be included in the course.

Samy Mustafa

Fall 2021, Fall 2018, Spring 2016

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