HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION-II
- Course
- HIST122 - HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION-II
- Department
- Basic Sciences and Humanities
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 2
- T+P+L
- 2 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
The course, after giving a concise background information on the establishment of modern Europe due to the developments such as Humanism, renaissance, reformation and enlightenment and the establishment of National Monarchies in Europe, focuses mainly on the historical process initiated by the French Revolution in 1789. The modern European political system based on the nation-states, the political and military competition among the big powers, nationalism, colonialism and imperialism and their impact of the outbreak of the First World War, the causes of the Second World War, are the main focus points of this lesson.To summarize, this course aims to review political history of the twentieth century, and to focus on the main political events of the last century.
HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION-II
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Course outcomes
- 01 Assess the actual reasons behind the two Great Wars
- 02 To illustrate the importance of the shifting world domination.
- 03 To relate the economic policies and international relations.
- 04 Explain the destruction caused by the two world wars.
- 05 Analyse progresses of the two world wars.
- 06 Examine the causes of Revolutions
- 07 Comparing different stages of history
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction: A General Glance to the 19. Century World Politics |
| Week 2 | French Revolution and its Impacts |
| Week 3 | Unification of Germany and Italy and the political and military rivalry, and First World War |
| Week 4 | The Course of the War: Russian Revolution and Withdrawal of Russia from the War |
| Week 5 | USA in the First World War |
| Week 6 | Consequences of the First World War |
| Week 7 | Important Developments Between the Two Wars: The League of Nations |
| Week 8 | Midterm Week |
| Week 9 | Second World War 1 |
| Week 10 | Second World War 2 |
| Week 11 | New Order after Second World War |
| Week 12 | Aftermath of Bipolar World |
| Week 13 | New World Order |
| Week 14 | Revision |
| Week 15 | Final Exams |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Western civilizations : their history & their culture / Judith G. Coffin, R Stacey, J. Cole,C. Symes. Seventeenth ed.
- 02 A Short History of the World, H.G. Wells, Penguin Classics, 2006, ISBN-13: 978-1602069312
- 03 Erik Zürcher (1995), Turkey. A Modern History, I.B.Tauris
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