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Explaining World Wars

Explaining World Wars. A guest lecture in GOVT S-40, July 2014 Benjamin R. Cole, PhD Simmons College. Modern Europe. Europe 1910. 8-10 million soldiers dead 6-8 million civilians dead 22 million soldiers wounded. Why?. Levels of Analysis (images)System State Individual Types of Causes

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Explaining World Wars

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  1. Explaining World Wars A guest lecture in GOVT S-40, July 2014 Benjamin R. Cole, PhD Simmons College

  2. Modern Europe Source: NYT Special Section on WWI

  3. Europe 1910 Source: NYT Special Section on WWI

  4. 8-10 million soldiers dead6-8 million civilians dead22 million soldiers wounded

  5. Why? • Levels of Analysis (images)System • State • Individual • Types of Causes • Deep • Intermediate • Precipitating

  6. Do Theories Help? • Realism • Liberalism • Constructivism

  7. To End all Wars?

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