| COURSE NUMBER: |
HIST 318 |
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| COURSE TITLE: |
Twentieth Century Europe
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| NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: |
Dr. Mark Sandle |
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| CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: |
credits 3 (hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 0) |
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| CALENDAR DESCRIPTION: |
This course deals with the major intellectual, political, social, a
nd economic changes since World War I. Among the topics covered are:
the legacy of the Great War, the Great Depression, democracy and
totalitarianism, World War II, the Cold War, decolonization, European
unification, and major trends in thought, sciences, and religion.
Prerequisite: HIST 202 or 204
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| REQUIRED TEXT: | Bernard Wasserstein, Barbarism and Civilization (OUP, 2007) |
| MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT: |
| Essay 1 (2500 words) | 25% | | Essay 2 (2500 words) | 25% |
| Essay 3 (2000 words) | 20% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
| 100% |
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| COURSE OBJECTIVES: | By the end of this course students will:
- acquire
an in-depth knowledge of the key ideological, social, political,
economic, religious, cultural and international developments between
1914 and 2005;
- be able to analyse and interpret a range of primary sources from this period;
- have an awareness of the main historiographical debates in this period
- develop their skills of critical analysis, interpretation, evaluation, communication and debate
- further refine their Christian perspective and outlook through an extended engagement with the past
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| COURSE OUTLINE: |
1900-39
- 4 January Europe in the 20th century
- 8 January World War One
- 15 January The 1920s
- 22 January Democracy and Dictatorship
- 29 January Democracy and Dictatorship
- 5 February The Second World War and After
- 12 February Reconstruction
BLOC TWO 1939 - 89
- 26 February Cold War Western Europe 1945-68
- 5 March Cold War Eastern Europe 1945 - 68
- 12 March Dissent and protest 1968 and on
- 19 March Dissent and protest 1968 and on
- 26 March 1989 and After
- 2 April A New Europe?
BLOC THREE 1989 and on
- 9 April Culture and Belief in 20th century Europe
- 16 April Europe in 2017: problems and prospects
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