Great Power Conflict in Modern History

Course #NS3005

Est.imated Completion Time: 3 months

Overview

This course studies the history of great power conflict in modern times, with particular attention to those periods when such conflict has given rise to war and other forms of violent upheaval. It also considers the role of the great powers in the development and evolution of the modern nation-state, and of the international system upon which global political and economic order have come to depend.

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Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this course successfully will be able to analyze and evaluate:

The origins and consequences of modern great power conflict;
The role of great powers in the development and evolution of the modern nation-state;
The role of great powers in the development and evolution of the modern international system;
The significance of global political and economic change for relations among great powers.

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