War and Society in Europe From Napoleon to Nuremberg (1815-1945)

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 6 credits from HIST at the 1/2000 level; 3 credits from HIST 1661, 2041, 3301, 3321 recommended; or permission of the Department This course examines the interrelationship between war and society from the Congress of Vienna, which ended the Napoleonic Wars, to the conclusion of the Second World War. Topics include: technology and war; the military implications of industrial competition; nationalism, state-building, and warfare; the First World War; and the Second World War and its immediate aftermath. In addition to the social effects of war, the course also examines peacemaking and changing ethical views towards warfare. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)(Exclusion: HIST 3600, 3380)