In April 2017, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jingping and his wife, Mrs. Peng Liyuan, to their Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, FL for the two leaders’ first summit meeting. (Image by D. Myles Cullen and courtesy of The White House on flickr. This image is in the public domain. )
Instructor(s)
Prof. Stephen Van Evera
MIT Course Number
17.40
As Taught In
Fall 2017
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
- Lecture notes
- Assignments: presentations (no examples)
- Assignments: written (no examples)
- Exams (no solutions)
Course Description
This course explores the reasons for America's past wars and interventions. It covers the consequences of American policies, and evaluates these consequences for the U.S. and the world. History covered includes World Wars I and II, the Korean and Indochina wars, the Cuban Missile Crisis and current conflicts, including those in in Iraq and Afghanistan, and against Al Qaeda.
