World War I and the US: Causes and Consequences - Juan Garcia

Humanities Seminars Program Spring 2023
In this course, we will cover the causes of WWI and the role of the United States in the conflict. The course will begin with the primary focus on the war itself. We will explore what was occurring on the U.S. home front. Next, we will spend some time covering the U.S. Military’s role during the war before we turn to the aftermath and consequences that the war caused on the U.S. Home Front. We will also spend some time exploring major events from 1918-1919, including the Pandemic of 1918, the battle over the Treaty of Paris both at home and abroad, the failure of Reconversion, the Red Scare, and the social upheavals that swept the U.S. in the aftermath of the war.