History of Modern World II

Paper Code: 
HIS 602
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students -

  1. To acquaint students with the political developments in Europe in the Modern Period.
  2. To understand the process of unification of states, Revolution in Russia and China, rise of Fascism and Nazism and the two World Wars with the causes and its consequences on the world politics.
  3. To comprehend to students with the International relations from later 19th Century.

 

 

10.00

Unification of Italy-Role of Mazzini, Garibaldi and Cavour

Unification of Germany-Vienna Settlement, Carlsbad Decrees, Parliament of Frankfurt, Blood and Iron Policy of Bismarck, War with Denmark, Austro-Prussian War, Franco-Prussian War.

 

8.00

First World War – Causes and consequences.

Treaty of Versailles – Objectives, Achievements and Failure of League of Nations.

 

10.00

Russian Revolution of 1917, Causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution.

Revolution of 1911, San yat sen – Principles and contribution

World Economic Depression.

 

9.00

Rise of Fascism – Mussolini – Domestic and Foreign policy.

Rise of Nazism – Hitler – Domestic and Foreign Policy.

 

8.00

Second World War – Causes and consequences.

Objectives, Achievements and Limitations of United Nations.

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • C.D. Hazen: Modern European History
  • A History of the Modern World – Jain and Mathur, Jain Publishing House, Jaipur

 

References: 
  • J.H. Hayes: A political and Cultural History of Modern Europe (Vol. I & II)
  • Davies, HA, Outline; History of the World ed.5, 1968.
  • Fisher, HAL-A History of Europe, London, Fontana Library, 1969.
  • Hill Christopher, Lenin in Russian Revolution, Penguin, 1978.
  • Langer WL, Europe Alliances in Alignments, Greenwood, 1977.
  • Joll, James, Europe since 1870: An International History, Har-Row, 1973.
  • Palmer, RA and Cotton, Joel, A History of Modern World, 6thed., Macgraw, 1982.
  • Taylor, AJP, The Origins of the Second World War.
  • Taylor, AJP, The Struggle for Mastery in Europe, OUP, 1954.
  • Thompson, David, Europe since Napoleon, Penguin, 1957, 1966.

 

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