History of Modern World II

Paper Code: 
HIS 603
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.

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

HIS 602

History of Modern World-II

The students will be able –

 

CO66- To acquaint students with the process of the unification of Italy and Germany.

CO67-To examine the First World War and its consequences, Treaties concluded with a focus on the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations.

CO68-To develop an understanding of the Russian and the Chinese Revolution with the focus of San YatSen and the World Economic Depression.

CO69-To assess the rise of Nazism and Fascism and the establishment of Totalitarian state in Germany and Italy and their Foreign Policy.

CO70-To analyse the political developments that led to World War II  along with Objectives, Achievements and Limitations of  the United Nations
  • Reading Assignments
  • Documentary Screening,
  • Power Point Presentation
  • Interactive Lectures,
  • Group Discussions
  • Tutorials

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

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: 

Essential Reading:

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

 

References: 

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.

 

Academic Year: 
2021-22
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