History of the World Wars (elective)

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Class Description: The twentieth century was one of the most destructive in human history. What propelled the world leaders into warfare not just once, but twice during the first half of the 1900s? How did these conflicts (re)shape the global landscape? Scripture instructs us that God “changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and establishes kings” (Daniel 2:21). This study seeks to understand the events and the people who engaged in the two world wars, while also aiming to discern God’s providence through those decades.

Course Objectives: At the end of this course, the student will be able to...

Identify the military and political leaders of the major powers for both world wars
Create a timeline of at least 15 events for both world wars
Design a map of one major conflict during one of the wars
Write an Encomium of one figure from the wars
Develop a persuasive paper concerning one aspect of the wars
Deliver a presentation considering God’s providence in the early twentieth century

Credits: 1 (Elective), Non-honors

Pre-requisites: This course is for high school students only.

Mtg. Days: 2 days each week

Required Materials:

Any modern English translation (not a paraphrase) of the Bible.
Keegan, John. An Illustrated History of the First World War. Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. ISBN: 037541259X
—. The Second World War. Penguin Books, 2005. ISBN: 9780143035732
Sommerville, Donald and Ian Westwell. The Complete Illustrated Histories of the First & Second World Wars: With More Than 1000 Evocative Photographs, Maps and Battle Plans. Lorenz Books, 2017. ISBN: 9780754833451
Ward, Candace, ed. World War One British Poets: Brooke, Owen, Sassoon, Rosenberg and Others. Dover Publications, 9780486295688
PDF documents provided by the instructor.

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