HIST139 World War II
Department of Social & Behavioral Science: History
- I. Course Number and Title
- HIST139 World War II
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- None
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course is a survey of the Second World War. Major topics include the roots and causes of the war, diplomacy, the major campaigns and battles, and the home-fronts of the major participants.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- identify the major factors and events which led to the onset of World War II in both Europe and Asia;
- demonstrate an understanding of the major campaigns and battles of European Theater of World War II;
- demonstrate an understanding of the major campaigns and battles of the Pacific Theater of World War II;
- describe the conditions and social, political, and cultural features of the homefronts of the major participants; and
- evaluate the role of World War II diplomacy in the start of the Cold War.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- road to war and pre-war diplomacy
- fall of Scandinavia and France
- battle of Britain and the Balkan Campaign
- invasion of Russia to 1943
- sea and air war
- the Rising Sun 1931-1942
- the U.S. and war
- the home fronts: Germany and Britain
- North Africa to Sicily
- the tide turns in the Pacific
- from D-Day to the Bulge
- from the crossing of the Rhine to V-E Day
- to victory in the Pacific
- the beginning of the Cold War and post-war diplomacy
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Student assessment consists of in-class exams, electronically administered exams, essays, written assignments, multi-media projects, and/or participation in classroom/online discussions. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
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Review/Approval Date -2/99; Revised 5/2012; New Core 8/2015