A seminar course which analyzes many of the debates in international relations pertaining to the origins of specific wars, invasions and conquests between the French Revolution and the present. The course will examine the role of political miscalculation, personalities, diplomacy, economics, military preparation, public opinion and other relevant factors which may cause wars. {G} Exclusions HI463* taken prior to May 1, 2010. Notes 1.0 credit, one-term historiographical course.
