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Twentieth Century World -II
Course Objectives
This course will enable the students
- To understand the developments of the Twentieth Century World, Cold war, Communist
- Revolution in China
- To get acquainted with UNO and its role in World peace, Nonaligned Movement Tensions and conflicts in Palestine, Cuba, Korea, and Vietnam
- To develop an understanding about Third World Countries and their socio-economic problems.
- To study about European Union and new emerging economic powers.
- To deepen understanding about the contemporary issues of 20th century world like Human Rights Movement, Apartheid, Feminism, Globalization and Environmental concerns.
Course Outcomes:
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HIS 222 |
Twentieth Century World –II |
The students will be able - CO38-Students will learn about the causes and aftermath of the Cold War and Emergence of Uni - Polar World. CO39-Students will understand UNO and World Peace and Tensions and conflicts in Palestine, Cuba, Korea, and Vietnam and also know about Non-aligned Movements and its role in World affairs. CO40-Students will understand the Social, Health, Education and Economic Problems: Poverty and Development of Third World Countries CO41-Students will gain knowledge of the birth of European Union and New Emerging Economic Powers-China, Brazil and India. CO42-Students will know about human Rights Movement, Apartheid and Feminism. Globalization-Nature and Impact. Environment- Global Warming.
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Class test, Semester End Examinations, Solving problems in tutorials, Class Assignment, Group discussion and quiz, Class room Interaction |
Cold War and its consequences : Emergence of Uni - Polar World.
Communist Revolution in China and its impact on World Politics.
UNO and World Peace.
A brief survey of Tensions and conflicts in Palestine, Cuba, Korea, and Vietnam.
Non-aligned movements and its role in World affairs.
Third World Countries – Social Problems: Health and Education.
Economic Problems: Poverty and Development.
International Terrorism & world History
The Birth of European Union.
New Emerging Economic Powers- China, Brazil and India.
Human Rights Movement, Apartheid and Feminism.
Globalization-Nature and Impact.
Environment- Global Warming.
- William R. Keylor : The Twentieth Century World and Beyond
- Ian Clark : The Post Cold War Order
- Langsam : World Since 1919
- E H Carr : International Relations Between The Two World Wars
- A M Gathorne –Hardy: Short History of International Affairs(1920-39)
- A P J Taylor : Origins of the Second World War
- Paul Johnson : Modern Times
- A.Dallin &G W Lapidus: The Soviet System- from Crisis to Collapse
- Carl Polanyi : The Great Transformation: The political and Economic Origins of our times.
- E J Hobsbam : The age of Extremes !914-1991,New York, 1996
- Carter V Findley & John Rothey: Twentieth Century World,Boston, V edition,2000
- Norman Lowe : Mastering Modern World History, London, 1997
- Geoffrey Barraclough :An introduction to Contemporary History
- N K Oberoi: Environment Management
E-Resources
Cold War
Communist Revolution in China
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/20424/1/Unit-35.pdf
- file:///C:/Users/pc-120/Downloads/WHP-1750%208-2-8%20Read%20-%20Chinese%20Communist%20Revolution%20-%20820L.pdf
- https://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/shared/pdf/prof_maozedong.pdf
A brief survey of Tensions and conflicts in Palestine, Cuba, Korea, and Vietnam.
Palestine
- https://eloncdn.blob.core.windows.net/eu3/sites/478/2017/08/Israel-Pales...
- https://www.rando-saleve.net/pdf/ArabIsraeliConfli.pdf
Cuba
- iu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:974838/FULLTEXT01.pdf
- https://www.britannica.com/event/Cuban-Revolution
Korea
- https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/the-korean-war-101-causes-course-and-conclusion-of-the-conflict/
- https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/133740/iai%20wp1124.pdf
Vietnam
- https://www.britannica.com/event/Vietnam-War
- https://www.oasisacademyshirleypark.org/uploaded/Shirley_Park/Curriculum...
Non-aligned Movement
- http://sapatgramcollegeonline.co.in/attendence/classnotes/files/1588530348.pdf
- http://www.surendranathcollege.org/new/upload/PARAMITA_CHAKRABORTYNon-Aligned%20Movement2020-04-16NAM.pdf
Third world Countries and their social problems
- https://magadhmahilacollege.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Problems-of-third-world-countries.pdf
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/20783/1/Unit-12.pdf
- https://www.bharaticollege.du.ac.in/images/media/IM-101-BC.pdf
- https://sesricdiag.blob.core.windows.net/sesric-site-blob/files/article/19.pdf
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337389728_Basic_Economic_Problems_of_an_Underdeveloped_Economy
European Union
- http://www.centre-robert-schuman.org/userfiles/files/REPERES%20-%20module%208-0%20-%20notes%20-%20Birth%20of%20the%20European%20Union%20%20-%20EN.pdf
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/20762363?seq=1
BRICS
- http://164.100.47.193/Refinput/New_Reference_Notes/English/INDIA_BRICS.pdf
- https://cdn1.byjus.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BRICS.pdf
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249741322_Emerging_Third_World_powers_China_India_and_Brazil
Human Rights Movement
- http://assets.press.princeton.edu/chapters/s7711.pdf
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/030437548601100303?journalCode=alta
Feminism
Aparthied
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/63636/5/Unit-15.pdf
- https://www.etownschools.org/cms/lib/PA01000774/Centricity/Domain/629/Anti%20Aparthid%20Movements%20Nelson%20Mandela.pdf
Globalization and its impact
- https://www.ilo.org/legacy/english/fairglobalization/download/toolkit/module4.pdf
- https://www.ilo.org/public/english/wcsdg/docs/rep2.pdf
- https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/leps109.pdf
Global Warming
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316691239_Global_Warming_Causes_Effects_and_Solutions
- http://www.gci.org.uk/Documents/Global-Warming-the-Complete-Briefing.pdf (E-BookGlobal Warming- The Complete Briefing,John Houghton)
- https://www.rite.or.jp/English/lab/syslab/about-global-warming/download-data/global-warming.pdf
