HYP01 - The Pacific and World War II (Print)

HYP01 introduces students to Pacific history as well as global history. One of the main
objectives of this course is to focus on an event that involved nations both in the Pacific and
around the world: the Second World War. The course is designed to provide students with
an understanding of how the war spread into the Pacific, the involvement of Pacific Islanders
and the effects of the war on the people and the islands. The course is also designed to teach students skills necessary for studying history.