AMERICAN WARS IN TWENTIETH CENTURY (HIS 352)

Term: Spring 2018

Faculty

	Nick J. SteneckShow MyInfo popup for Nick J. Steneck
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Description

352: American Wars in the Twentieth Century.
Goal: This course examines the theory, experience, and memory of American wars in the twentieth century.
Content: Upon successful completion of this course students will understand American experience with armed conflicts in the twentieth century and the factors that account for the different ways the country thought about waged war during this period. They will analyze how a variety of factors - including gender, race, socioeconomic status, and geographical origin - shaped individual and collective experience of war. They will also understand and be able to analyze and discuss the different ways in which Americans have remembered their wartime experiences, and how and why memorialization and commemoration have changed over time.
Taught: Occasionally.
Prerequisite: None.
Gen. Ed. Category: Synthesizing.
Credit: 3 hours.