Sophomore Seminar: Appeasement and the Origins of the Second World War
HIST 158
Fall 2009 not offered
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In this study of Europe's crisis, 1933 - 1939, from Hitler's appointment as chancellor of Germany to the outbreak of the Second World War, attention will focus upon the reassertion of German power and its effects upon the diplomacy and politics of Great Britain and France. Specific topics will include Hitler's aims and actions; critical events concerning the Rhineland, Spain, Czechoslovakia, and Poland; pacifism and the French Left; Neville Chamberlain and British conservatism; and the debate over the immediate origins of the war in 1939. Readings will include memoirs and contemporary diplomatic documents, newspapers, and journals. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FRST-MN)(FRST)(HIST-MN)(HIST) |
Major Readings:
Frank McDonough, HITLER, CHAMBERLAIN, AND APPEASEMENT
A.J.P. Taylor, THE ORIGINS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Jean-Baptiste, FRANCE AND THE NAZI THREAT: THE COLLAPSE OF FRENCH DIPLOMACY, 1932-1939
Eugen Weber, THE HOLLOW YEARS: FRANCE IN THE 1930's
Anthony P. Adamthwaite, THE MAKING OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Gerhard Weinberg, THE FOREIGN POLICY OF HITLER'S GERMANY, 1937-1939
P.M.H. Bell, THE ORIGINS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN EUROPE
Neville Chamberlain, IN SEARCH OF PEACE
David Dutton, NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN
Ian Kershaw, HITLER, 1936-1945: NEMESIS
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Examinations and Assignments:
Four short papers (5-6 pages) on a subject assigned by the instructor plus a major research paper. |
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