Global Studies (GLST) 367

Overview

This course is intended to provide a fuller understanding of the events and attitudes of the war years and of some of the arguments that are still very much alive concerning what really happened in that vital decade, 1937 to 1947. World War II still affects our lives. The division of much of the post-war world into two armed camps, one dominated by the United States and the other by the Soviet Union, was to a large extent the consequence of actions and decisions made during the decade 1937 to 1947. Moreover, World War II directly affected the personal stories of many of us, through family deaths or marriage or other fundamental changes resulting from the upheaval. GLST 367 is designed to provide a fuller understanding of the events and attitudes of the war years and of some of the arguments that are still very much alive concerning what really happened in that vital decade, 1937 to 1947.

Outline

• Unit 1: Sources of War in the West
• Unit 2: Sources of War in the East
• Unit 3: Expansion of the European War, 1939-40
• Unit 4: Expansion of the War in Asia, 1937-41
• Unit 5: Britain at War
• Unit 6: Russia at War
• Unit 7: Germany at War: The Fate of Occupied Europe
• Unit 8: In the Balance: The Western Theatre, 1941-43
• Unit 9: War at Sea and War in the Air
• Unit 10: Japan at War: The Pacific Theatre, 1942-43
• Unit 11: The Defeat of Germany
• Unit 12: The Defeat of Japan
• Unit 13: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Evaluation

To receive credit for GLST 367, students must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.