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   The Second World War was the bloodiest war in world history and the defining event of the 20th century. In its antecedents we see the Treaty of Versailles and the years of appeasement. While the war was raging, we see foreshadowing of the coming Cold War. In its aftermath, humanitarian aid was given away on a scale never seen before. In so many ways, the Second World War has shaped, and continues to shape, the world in which we live. The transatlantic alliance including former enemies Germany and Italy, grew out of the Second World War. It can be stated literally that students must understand W.W. II if they are to grasp the dynamics of foreign relations in the 21st century.
 * [[image:495595389_f788e6cddf_m.jpg]] ||  This course will be a detailed study of what happened during the Second World War. In addition to learning about the war, much time will be spent on the years immediately preceding the war with the goal of teaching students the salient lesson of the 20th century: never appease a brutal dictator. Students will be introduced to the concept of social history and compare the ideas of a social historian with those of a historian with a traditional approach to the academic discipline. This will be done in a peer reviewed paper. This class will be conducted online, and students will have the opportunity to use technology to enhance the learning process. For example, they will make 5 videos during the quarter based upon the lyrics of original songs describing great battles in the war. ||

Course credit: .25 social studies Instructor: Joe Covert

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