2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Jan 30, 2025  
2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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HIS 461 - Modern Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

History of Zionism (Jewish nationalism) and modern Israel from the 1860s to the present. Focus on the history of Zionism and the growth of a Jewish state in Palestine; and on the history of Arab-Israeli conflict. Prerequisite: HIS 100, 101, 110, 111, 150, IST 200, 210 or JST 140. Also listed as JST 461. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code O = offered occasionally

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Explain the historical significance of key themes, events, and people relevant to the history of Zionism and modern Israel from the 1860s to the present.
  2. Assess the persuasiveness of historians' claims about the past.
  3. Interpret primary source evidence to make claims about the past.
  4. Establish a primary source's historical context through sourcing techniques.



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