OLLI0006 - World Leaders: History, Politics, War and Effects of Secret Illnesses

Course Description

WORLD LEADERS: HISTORY, POLITICS, WARS AND AFFECTS OF SECRET ILLNESSES
Allan Schwartz
8-Week Course
Thursdays, June 3-July 29, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
In the first four weeks, we will discuss colonial leaders and presidents George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, interactions with each other Britain and France. We will discuss documents and battles of Revolutionary War including: Stamp Act, Bunker Hill, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, U.S.Constitution...who suffered from multiple infections, headaches, seizures, stress, gout? The second 4 weeks we will discuss World War II leaders: Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Josef Stalin. We will discuss the strategies, phases, geography and battles of World War II. How did the four leader’s interactions with each other affect Poland, Western Europe, North Africa, Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact… What were the world leaders’ secret illnesses and did they affect WW II progress and outcome?

Max. Registrants: 300