Course Objectives:
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Course Outcomes (CO)
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CHIS 601(A) |
History of Modern World: (1850-1945 AD) |
CO31- Critically examine the process of the unification of Italy and Germany. CO32-Apprise with the First World War and its consequences, Treaties concluded with a focus on the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations. CO33-Develop an understanding of the Russian and the Chinese Revolution with the focus of San Yat Sen and the World Economic Depression. CO34-Assess the rise of Nazism and Fascism and the establishment of Totalitarian state in Germany and Italy and their Foreign Policy. CO35-Analyse the political developments that led to World War II along with Objectives, Achievements and Limitations of the United Nations |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks. |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
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.
First World War – Causes and consequences.
Treaty of Versailles – Objectives, Achievements and Failure of League of Nations.
Russian Revolution of 1917, Causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution.
Revolution of 1911, San yat sen – Principles and contribution
World Economic Depression.
Rise of Fascism – Mussolini – Domestic and Foreign policy.
Rise of Nazism – Hitler – Domestic and Foreign Policy
Second World War – Causes and consequences.
Objectives, Achievements and Limitations of United Nations
References:
Essential Reading:
E-Resources:
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.
First World War – Causes and consequences
Objectives, Achievements and Failure of League of Nations.
Russian Revolution of 1917, Causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution
Revolution of 1911, San yat sen – Principles and contribution
World Economic Depression.
Rise of Fascism – Mussolini
Rise of Nazism – Hitler – Domestic and Foreign Policy.
Second World War – Causes and consequences
Objectives, Achievements and Limitations of United Nations.
Links:
[1] https://history.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/history-modern-world-1850-1945-ad
[2] https://www.lkouniv.ac.in/site/writereaddata/siteContent/202004101117078637abha_trivedi_Unification_of_Italy.pdf
[3] https://history.state.gov/countries/issues/italian-unification
[4] https://glimpsesofhistory.com/italian-unification-role-of-mazzini-garibaldi-and-cavour/
[5] https://www.mustangps.org/Downloads/W%20Hist%20Ch%2010%20Germ%20Unif%202014.pdf
[6] http://magadhmahilacollege.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1.-The-Congress-of-Vienna-1814-15.pdf
[7] http://www.history-in-five.org/index.php/10-germany/67-the-carlsbad-decrees
[8] https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/modern-europe/germany/frankfurt-parliament
[9] https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/curriculum-development/kla/pshe/references-and-resources/history/making_of_modern_world_source10_eng.pdf
[10] https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/57jnvu.htm
[11] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10314616608595333?needAccess=true
[12] http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam034/2002041685.pdf
[13] http://www.reenactor.ru/ARH/PDF/Wawro.pdf
[14] https://www.uwgb.edu/UWGBCMS/media/Lifelong-Learning-Institute/files/Course%20Handouts/THE-CAUSES-AND-CONSEQUENCES-OF-THE-GREAT-WAR.pdf
[15] https://www.preservearticles.com/articles/league-of-nations-organisation-achievements-and-causes-of-league-of-nation/30563
[16] https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/social%20science/government/un/league-of-nations/successes-and-failures#:~:text=The%20League%20quickly%20proved%20its,Balkans%20between%20Greece%20and%20Bulgaria
[17] http://www.csun.edu/~sr6161/world/unit%207/Standard%2010.7.1.pdf
[18] https://www.vedantu.com/history/the-russian-revolution
[19] https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.634.1546&rep=rep1&type=pdf
[20] https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Bulletin/PDFs/02GD100512F.pdf
[21] https://sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/2B-HUM/Readings/The-Doctrine-of-Fascism.pdf
[22] https://www.paps.net/cms/lib/NJ01001771/Centricity/Domain/1226/Mussolini%20.pdf
[23] http://fau.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fau%3A4570/datastream/OBJ/view/Germany_under_Hitler.pdf
[24] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330984712_Hitler's_Foreign_Policy/link/5c5ed3f145851582c3da053f/download
[25] https://blog.ipleaders.in/un-objectives/
[26] https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/157778292.pdf
[27] https://history.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2023-24