Europe in the Twentieth Century

The range of the European experience from 1914-1945 runs from a position of world hegemony to the nadir of sociopolitical collapse. This course will explore the major events and forces the nature of modern war and peacemaking, the challenge of Communist revolution, the shock of fascism, the failure of the liberal states, and the rise of the superpowers that shaped contemporary European civilization.

Fall, Spring

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