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HIS/335
Europe and the World Wars

Course level: Upper Division

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3 credits

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5 weeks

Course length

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This course discusses the causes and history of World War I, the interwar era, and World War II, with a particular emphasis upon social, political, and economic developments during the period.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.

  • Explain the underlying social and political causes of World War I.
  • Evaluate the impact of War World I on civilian life.
  • Describe the destabilization and revolution in Russia.

  • Describe the development of the stalemate on the Western Front.
  • Describe how the stalemate was broken and how the war was resolved.

  • Describe new social and intellectual patterns in European life.
  • Analyze the peace treaty and the effects it had on major and minor powers.
  • Summarize the rise of Hitler.

  • Explain the interaction among appeasement, German expansion, and the German invasion of the east Lebensraum.
  • Describe German warfare and the Allied responses.
  • Compare the treatment of Western and Eastern Europeans under the Reich, Holocaust, and Untermenschen.
  • Describe the role of children in the Third Reich.

  • Explain the diplomacy and strategy among the Allies as the war ended.
  • Compare how Western and Eastern Europe responded to the new physical, economic, and political conditions of the post-war world.
  • Describe the aftermath of World War II on Jewish people.

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