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Allied Invasion of Southern France (LW650) |
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This course appraises the political/military, operational, and tactical issues associated with the Allied invasion of southern France. Course topics include study of the most successful amphibious invasion of World War II, political disagreements and resolutions surrounding "Dragoon," similarities and differences between the southern France and Normandy invasions, command structures and order of battle of both sides, mapping and flow of the invasion, and overall contributions of the invasion to the ultimate outcome of World War II. |
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Allied Leadership in World War II (MH305) |
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An historical analysis of the Allied staff which was organized for the invasion of Europe and the campaign to destroy Germany's will and ability to fight. |
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Allied Military Leadership (LW633) |
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This course is a study of the Allied military leadership in the United States, Great Britain, and Russia, to include each nation?s leading military leaders and lesser/minor leaders; the different systems and structures of command and organization; and the respective militaries? guiding philosophies, doctrine, and strategic thought. Course topics include the lessons learned from the various military leaders, leadership, and systems that produced the World War II generation of leaders. |
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Allied Powers: Politics, Political Leadership, & Diplomacy (LW632) |
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This course is a study of the political leadership that defined the Allied powers of the United States, Great Britain, and Russia before, during, and post-World War II. The many different political leaders and dynamics are studied in their relation to the enormity of the war effort itself; key in this study is a focus on ?lesser? political leaders and dynamics that have escaped a thorough examination of their contributions (or lack thereof) in lieu of the dominance of the ?big three?: Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt. Course topics will address include study of the political situations of the occupied countries, and those situations? contributions to the occupied countries defeats at the hands of Germany. The course will conclude with the politics and political personalities that defined the post-war world, with an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of post-war political contributions in lieu of one-half century of history. |
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America's 19th Century International Wars (MH316) |
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A survey of the causes, strategies, and aftermath of the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Spanish American War. |
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America's Early Conflicts (LW514) |
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A military history of the United States at war between 1789 and 1815 to include the social, economic, political, diplomatic, and operational aspects of the Quasi War, the Barbary States conflict, and the War of 1812. This course includes the study of the battles and campaigns, contemporary strategies and tactics, weapons and technology of the day, and the experiences of the soldier and the civilian. An emphasis is placed upon the land campaigns of the War of 1812. |
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America's Indian Wars (LC516) |
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This course is a survey of the westward expansion of Europeans and the United States from colonial times to the 1890s as it results in military conflict with the various Native American Indian tribes living between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. |
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American Architecture (HM235) |
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This course provides a chronological survey of American architectural history from the earliest settlements through modern times. Its emphasizes the relationship of architecture to the American culture in which it was produced and the influence on later generations. |
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American Art (HM241) |
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This course surveys American art from the Colonial period through today, and integrates the social, historical and multicultural factors which have impacted the visual arts in the United States. |
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American Environmental History (HS400) |
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This course covers the thought, use, perception, management, and conservation of the environment from colonial times to the present. Cultures include American Indians and European and African Americans. Modern culture and the advanced nation-state of modern times is also considered. Natural resources development includes gathering-hunting-fishing; farming, mining, ranching, forestry, and urbanization. Changes in attitudes and behaviors toward nature and past and present conservation and environmental movements are also examined. |
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American Fiction (EN300) |
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This course provides an examination of American society and culture through literature, using fiction that covers different eras, personalities, and issues. Stress is placed on characterization and other literary techniques, as well as on the nature of American society itself and fiction's place in that society. |
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American Government I (SS121) |
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This is the first course in a two- course sequence in American Government. It is designed to convey basic facts about the structure and functioning of American Government. It covers the origins of our national government and emphasizes the development of the U.S. Constitution and the rise of the executive branch via the Presidency and the federal bureaucracy. |
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American Government II (SS122) |
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This is the second half of a two-semester course in American Government. (SS121 American Government I is a prerequisite to taking this course.) This semester will continue to investigate the philosophical and historical foundations of our national government with emphasis on the legislative and judicial branches. The origins and workings of the U.S. Congress will be examined, and the role and function of the court system will be analyzed with particular emphasis on the Supreme Court. |
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American History since 1877 (HS102) |
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A survey of history of the United States from the end of Reconstruction to modern times. Emphasis will be placed on internal expansion, inherent isolationism, America?s road to becoming a world power, and the development of the concept of America as the "policeman" of the world. |
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American History to 1877 (HS101) |
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This course is a survey of United States history from the earliest European settlements in North America through the end of Reconstruction and emphasizes our nation's political, economic, and social development, the evolution of its institutions, and the causes and consequences of its principal wars. |
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American Indian History and Culture since 1867 (HS387) |
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The course provides an introductory interpretation of the varied historical experiences and cultures of many nations native to North America from 1867 to the present. The course will discuss the variety and diversity of Indian cultures and experiences; native resistance to expansion and U.S. federal policies; and the survival and continuity of native cultures and peoples. |
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American Indian History and Culture to 1867 (HS386) |
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The course provides an introductory interpretation of the varied historical experiences and cultures of many nations native to North America from the first migrations of peoples into the continent until 1867. Because of the complexity, diversity, historical depth, and geographic scope of North American Indian societies, this course seeks to provide a general framework, complemented by several case studies to illustrate the specific experiences of particular groups, through an approach that is both chronological and thematic. |
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American Literature before the Civil War (HM201) |
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This course offers an introduction to American literature from the colonial period to the romantic. The Puritan ethic will be explored, using the sermons, diaries, and poetry of early American authors. The political writings of such revolutionaries as Ben Franklin and Thomas Paine are covered, as well as the imaginative writings of those from Edgar Allan Poe to Nathaniel Hawthorne. The slave narratives that preceded the Civil War will also be investigated. |
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American Literature from the Civil War to the Present (HM202) |
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This course examines the rapid social and technological changes that have taken place in American culture during the mid-to-late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and how these upheavals have been expressed in our nation's literature. |
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American Military Technology (DM547) |
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This course covers the roles that inventors, industrialists, and military-technologists have played in developing armaments for the American military. It provides an overview of the history of US armament research and development, as well as a futurist outlook on where the information age may lead us. The course is designed to assist the student in understanding the social dynamics and problems associated with technological innovation. |
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