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Course Title:
U.S. and Global Military History
Course Prefix & No.:
LEC: LAB:
HIST 2220
4.5 0
Credit Hours:
4.5
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is a survey of global military history which situates war strategies and tactics starting from the
founding days of America to the present. This course has a special emphasis on warfare in the 20th and 21st
century. Its primary purpose is to provide students with a better understanding of the political, social, cultural,
and economic and marshal aspects of global military history.
COURSE PREREQUISITE (S): There are no prerequisites for this course, but students should have a basic
familiarity with U.S. history from colonial times to the present.
RATIONALE: A firm intellectual grasp of U.S. military history is an important component of responsible and
informed decision making regarding U.S. military affairs. Historically the military has played an influential
role in both domestic and U.S. foreign policy, national defense issues, and government spending. Additionally,
need to understand the relationship between the military and the society it serves. This cumulative knowledge
enhances student understanding of the trends and historical forces underlying present-day military activities at
home and abroad.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK (S) and/or MATERIALS:
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TITLE: Introduction to Global Military History
AUTHOR: Jeremy Black
EDITION: Second
COPYRIGHT YEAR: 2013
PUBLISHER: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415629201
Attached course outline written by: Art Durand
Date: 8/2006
Reviewed/Revised by: Amy Forss
Date: 9/2016
Effective quarter of course outline:
Date:
Academic Dean:
Date:
Jane Franklin
Course Objectives, Topical Unit Outlines, and Unit Objectives must be attached to this form.
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TITLE: U.S. Military History
PREFIX/NO: HIST 2220
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to engage in oral and/or written discussions of
the following:
1. The evolution of U.S. military policies, tactics, and strategies from colonial times to the present.
2. The relationship between military affairs and society, especially as they pertain to our social, political,
economic, national security, and diplomatic traditions.
3. The possible ramifications our past military policies and practices might have upon future military affairs.
TOPICAL UNIT OUTLINE/UNIT OBJECTIVES:
1. Introduction to the Study of Military History
2. A Dangerous New World: The Military Challenges Faced During the Early Colonial Years
3. The Colonial Wars
4. The American Revolution
5. Preserving the New Republic's Independence
6. The Armed Forces and National Expansion Under the Rubric of Manifest Destiny
7. The Civil War
8. From Postwar Demobilization to Great Power Status
9. The United States in World War I
10. Military Policy Between the Wars
11. The United States in World War II
12. Cold War and Hot War: The Nuclear Age and Collective Security
13. American Defense Policy for Extended Deterrence and Containment
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14. Vietnam and the Erosion of American Military Power
15. The Triumphant End of the Cold War
16. Beginning of the War on Terrorism to Present
COURSE REQUIREMENTS/EVALUATION:
COURSE OBJECTIVES/ASSESSMENT MEASURES
COURSE OBJECTIVES
ASSESSMENT MEASURES
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Be able to engage in oral and/or written
discussions regarding the evolution of U.S. military
policies, tactics, and strategies from colonial times
to the present.
Test (i.e., written, oral, open book, take home,
multiple choice, essay), and/or report (i.e., written,
oral, self report), and/or project (i.e., in-class, outside
of class, vocational/career), and/or discussion (i.e., inclass, outside of class, field).
2.
2.
Be able to engage in oral and/or written
discussions regarding the relationship beetween
military affairs and society, especially as they
pertain to our social, political, economic, national
security, and diplomatic traditions.
Test (i.e., written, oral, open book, take home,
multiple choice, essay), and/or report (i.e., written,
oral, self report), and/or project (i.e., in-class, outside
of class, vocational/career), and/or discussion (i.e., inclass, outside of class, field).
3.
3.
Be able to engage in oral and/or written
discussions regarding the possible ramifications
our past military policies and practices might have
upon future military affairs.
Test (i.e., written, oral, open book, take home,
multiple choice, essay), and/or report (i.e., written,
oral, self report), and/or project (i.e., in-class, outside
of class, vocational/career), and/or discussion (i.e., inclass, outside of class, field).
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