Course Description:

We are currently passing through the centenary of World War I, one of the most deadly conflicts in human history. Yet, one hundred years later, few take the time to think about the conflict that was largely responsible for shaping the map of the world for the next one hundred years. This 1-on-1 history tutorial will challenge students to reexamine their beliefs about the causes, nature, and effects of this conflict. This class is designed to help students develop new knowledge, and to refine their approaches to history. Special emphasis will be placed on working with the students to follow their own curiosities about study, and developing new ways to approach evidence and arguments. As we come to understand the conflict further, students will be encouraged to develop their own college-level research paper.

World War I was thought to be the “War to End All Wars.” Though later history proved this moniker false, it is no less our duty to understand the nature of this deadly conflict, and how pertinent its causes remain today.