At the end of this course, the students; 1) have knowledge about developments in political history from the end of the I. World War till today. 2) analyse developments in political history via international relations theories. 3) comment on current developments based on historical events. 4) establish the relations between domestic-foreign politics historically and analyse them. 5) establish linkages among political, societal and economic phenomena. 6) make comparative analysis about historical events.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
COURSE DEFINITION
It is a complementary of SIBU 329 Political History I course. The aim of the course is to convey the developments of the world history beginning from the First World War until 1990 to the students by focusing on inter-state relations.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction
2nd Week
Effects and results of the I. World War and Paris Peace Treaty
3rd Week
Civil war in Russia and establishment of the USSR
4th Week
1920s in Western world. Illusionary peace and Locarno Spirit. Developments in Asia. World economic crisis
5th Week
Rise of fascism and process leading to the II World War.
6th Week
II. World War
7th Week
Midterm Week
8th Week
Bipolar era: Beginning of Cold War. Korean War. Developments in Western Europe.
9th Week
European integration process. Developments in socialist countries
10th Week
Decolonization period. Developments in Middle East
11th Week
Cuban misilse crisis and era of Detente. Vietnam War. Changes in global economic system. Reagan era and new era in Cold War. Deng era in China
12th Week
End of Cold War
13th Week
International politics after the end of Cold War. 9/11 attacks.
14th Week
General evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
R. R. Palmer, Joel Colton, and Lloyd Kramer, A History of the Modern World, 10th Edition, Boston, McGraw-Hill, 2007. Antony Best, Joseph A. Maiolo, Jussi M. Hanhimaki, Kirsten E. Schulze, 20. Yüzyılın Uluslararası Tarihi, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, 2012. Fahir Armaoğlu, 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi 1914-1995, Alkım Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2009. Eric Hobsbawn, Kısa 20. Yüzyıl: 1914-1991 Aşırılıklar Çağı, Everest Yayınları, İstanbul, 2013. George Orwell, Katalonya?ya Selam, BGST Yayınları, 2014.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
30
Project
1
20
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
50
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
1,15
1,15
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
1
14
Preparation for Final exam
1
18
18
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
12
12
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1,5
1,5
Homework
Project
1
5
5
Total Workload
93,65
Total Workload / 30
3,12
ECTS Credits of the Course
3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
