Introduction
This course will consider some of the major wars recent history (mostly 20th and 21st Centuries). The focus will be on the causes of these wars, and the ways in which they changed the countries involved or the world.
Syllabus
The students will consider causes of conflict in the world, and then look at specific instances of conflict in the 20th and 21st Centuries. Major conflict which will be covered will include the World Wars, Korean and Vietnam Wars, wars involving Israel, the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) and a number of smaller conflicts in the modern era.