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HI302 2022-1
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HIST OF MIL ART 1900- PRESENT |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This one-term, upperclass core course traces the evolution of the art of war from 1900 to the wars of the present day. Emphasis is placed on the changing character of warfare as nations adjusted to social, political, ideological, economic, and technological developments. The historical method is used as a tool for understanding war as a complex, ambiguous, and unpredictable human phenomenon. Analysis focuses on causation, the interrelationship of events as warfare evolved over the ages, operational and logistical aspects of military history, and the role of society in warfare. |
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HI367 2020-2
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IMPERIAL AND SOVIET RUSSIA |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This course examines the political, social, and cultural history of Russia as it emerged from the Mongol era up to the present day. It explores the development of the Tsarist political and social systems, the emergence of literary, artistic, and revolutionary movements, and the development of Russia's position in European politics from the time of Peter I through WWI. It also covers the rise of the Soviet Union, the leadership's attempts to implement communist ideology and responses to that attempt, Russia's relationship with various national and ethnic groups, and the emergence of the Soviet Union as a superpower. The course concludes with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of new states in the 1990s. |
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ZH315 2010-1
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MODERN REGIONAL HISTORY |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE For Cadets attending foreign military academies or other academic institutions. Cadets will attend classroom instruction and produce a historical research paper to be presented upon return to USMA. Instruction may be in English or foreign language. This class serves as the equivalent to a foreign course covering modern historical developments of the area/region where the cadet is studying. This course covers broad historical processes and developments of the region over a long period of time. The course effectively encompasses a recognized historical era, for example "Modern", "Early Modern", or "Ancient". |
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ZH325 2010-1
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TOPICS IN REGIONAL HISTORY |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE For Cadets attending foreign military academies or other academic institutions. Cadets will attend classroom instruction and produce written historical submissions to be presented upon return to USMA. Instruction may be in English or foreign language. This class serves as the equivalent to a foreign course covering special topics in the area/region where the cadet is studying. Topics include (but are not limited to) specifics eras of history; cultural & ethnic aspects of history; art & literary history; and other scientific & technical history topics. |
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ZH365 2010-1
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POLITICS AND DIPLOMACY |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE For Cadets attending foreign military academies or other academic institutions. Cadets will attend classroom instruction and produce a historical research paper to be presented upon return to USMA. Instruction may be in English or foreign language. This class serves as the equivalent to a foreign course covering special political and diplomatic history topics in the area/region where the cadet is studying. Topics include internal political development and/or international relations and diplomatic history. |
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