DSS 711 - The Rise of the United States to Preeminence

Credit Hours: 3

This course will discuss the political development of the United States and its rise to great power, and then superpower status. Students will study a number of major U.S. wars and the political circumstances surrounding those conflicts. The course will address why the United States successfully developed into a world power and how its grand strategy changed over time. It will ask what lessons today’s strategists can draw from the experiences of their predecessors.

Lecture Contact Hours: 3

Typically Offered: Demand