Mennonite Studies II

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course is a survey of the immigration and resettlement of Mennonites in Russia and in North and South America. The course includes a study of the origins and distinctive characteristics of particular Mennonite groups and conclude with a brief survey of Mennonites around the world. Cross-listed: MENN-2102(3), REL-2364(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3109 | MENN-2102 | REL-2364. HIST-2110 (3 or 6) The Twentieth-Century World (3 hrs Lecture) This course offers an historical approach to the characteristic problems, new or inherited, of the twentieth century, e.g., problems of industrialism; nationalism; balance of power; racial conflicts; imperial rivalries; origins, character, and results of World War I; totalitarian experiments; the Second World War; problems of the post-war period; the contemporary world-scene; the United Nations' difficulties and achievements. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-2100. HIST-2112 (3 or 6) War as a Social Institution (3 hrs Lecture) This course surveys the historical relationships between war, culture and society, exploring examples drawn from a global context to consider whether war itself is a social institution.