Information Package / Course Catalogue
Political History II
Course Code: INT104
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to understand the political developments from World War I to the end of the Cold War and the historical process to the present and to evaluate and comprehend the changing balances.

Course Content

The reasons and the results of the First World War, the inter-war period, causes and consequences of World War II, the Cold War era, the collapse of the USSR and the end of the Cold War.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ali BİLGENOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.Students will be able to analyze the historical events related to the 20th century in cause and effect relationship.
2.Students will be able to comprehend the process from the end of the First World War to the end of the Cold War, and analyze the recent political developments within the world history.
3.Students will be able to analyze the roles and attitudes of main actors in the histrorical period of the course.
4.Students will be able to learn about the position of Türkiye in the Cold War.
5.Students will be able to learn about the bi-polar global system.
6.Students will be capable of analyzing the systematic of modern diplomacy by evaluating case studies from 20th century.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Barış Özdal, Kutay Karaca, Diplomatic History-II, Dora Publishing, 2024.
2.Oral Sander, Diplomatic History-II (1918-1994), 2012.
3.Eric Hobsbawm, The Age Of Extremes: 1914-1991, Abacus, 1995.
4.Edward Hallett Carr, The Twenty Years Crisis 1919-1939, Harper Perennial, 1964.
5.Karl Polanyi, The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time, 1945.
6.Immanuel Wallerstein, After Liberalism, The New Press, 1995.
7.Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri, Empire, Harvard University Press, 2001.
8.John Lewis Gaddis, The Cold War: A New History, Penguin, 2006.
9.Steven Hook, John Spanier, American Foreign Policy, CQ Press, 2006.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The First World War: Consequences and Effects
Week 2 - Theoretical
Inter-War Period: Major Developments of 1919-1939
Week 3 - Theoretical
Global Politics and the Question of Democracy: Rise of Fascism 1919-1939
Week 4 - Theoretical
Second World War and International Relations
Week 5 - Theoretical
Second World War and Post-War Conferences
Week 6 - Theoretical
US Preparation for the Cold War: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan and the Establishment of NATO
Week 7 - Theoretical
Korean War 1950-1953
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-term Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Cold War and the Middle East: Suez Crisis and Global Politics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Introduction to Post-Colonial Era: Non Alignment Movement and The Bandung Conference
Week 11 - Theoretical
Soviet Foreign Policy
Week 12 - Theoretical
Cuban Missile Crisis
Week 13 - Theoretical
Interim Period in the Cold War: Detente
Week 14 - Theoretical
War in Vietnam and the American Foreign Policy
Week 15 - Theoretical
Road to the End of the Cold War
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
3
5
4
4
5
4
OÇ-2
3
3
5
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
5
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
5
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
3
3
5
4
4
4
OÇ-6
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026