HIS 162 - Age of Catastrophes: Europe 1914-1945

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Long Island University-C W Post Campus

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"The Great War without precedent... never had so many nations taken up arms at a single time. Never had the battlefield been so vast... never had the fighting been so gruesome..." The World War of 1914-18 - The Great War, as contemporaries called it - was the first man-made catastrophe of the 20th century. And worse was to come. The rise of fascism, the Second World War and genocide, the millions of lost and displaced persons. How are students of history to understand this darkest of history's periods? In this course we will study primary and secondary sources, movies and contemporary accounts, and today's best historical texts on the subject in the search for answers and interpretations of Europe's age of catastrophes. Prerequisites of HIS 2 or permission of instructor is required.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.liu.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 299-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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