HST-H356 Honors World War II: The Global War
Examines the outbreak, course, and the consequences of World War II stressing the global nature of this 20th-century military conflict. Topics will include: the rise of fascist regimes in Germany and Japan; origins and outbreak of the war; key battles in Europe, the Pacific, and Asia; Pearl Harbor; civilian life in Axis and Allied countries; collaboration and resistance in occupied territories; the Holocaust; racial implications of the war in the East as well as Europe; Anglo-American firebombing of Germany; the use of atomic weapons; and the politics of memory.
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Student has satisfied all of the following Academic Unit (Computed) in the selection list Advertising Public Relations and Social Media, Art and Design, Biology, Biology and Radiation Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Communication Journalism and Media, Economics, English, Environmental Science and Studies, History Language and Global Culture, INTO College of Arts and Sciences, Math and Computer Science, Medical Dosimetry, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and Legal Studies, Psychology, Radiation Sciences, Sociology and Criminal Justice ... And Student has satisfied all of the following Student is a member of the Honors Summary All Student Cohort