SPECIAL TOPIC: ITALIAN HISTORY

Italian History (HS 296B): Survey of Italian history from WW I to the early years of democracy after WW II. Focuses on nationalism and the experience of war; the emergence of fascism, social change, and attempts to establish an imperial presence under Mussolini; Italy as a theater of war from 1943 to 1945; the establishment of democracy at the end of WW II; postwar reconstruction and Italy's commitment to European and international cooperation.