Class Platform: Paradise Campus

Day/Time: Wednesday, 11 AM - 12:45 PM, February 3 - April 14, *10 week class*

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Class Description: Examine the events leading to World War I, then explore the progression of the war itself and the human side of the leaders and soldiers. The course will devote time to the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson, and his involvement in both the entry of the U.S. into World War I and in the peace treaty ending the war. Additionally, explore the effect of the war on the U.S. home front. Although billed as “the war to end all wars,” World War I was the precursor of World War II; we will evaluate factors that set the world up for a second major conflict.

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Instructor Biographies: Mel Lazarus is a retired history and law teacher at both the high school and college level. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Boston University, a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, and a Certificate in Advanced Graduate Studies in school administration from Fitchburg State College. He is originally from Massachusetts, and has served on various town committees including the Wareham School committee.