Information Package / Course Catalogue
European History in Xxth Century
Course Code: TAR346
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Teaching social and political developments of the Contemporary World History

Course Content

20th Century European History” course addresses changing balances and forming blocs after Italian and German political unification, and examines them as one the reasons of both WWI and WWII, and tries to reveal the changes in the world during the period until 2000.

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Learning Outcomes
1.to be able to analyze the effects of French revolution on economic, social and political events occurring in 19th and 20th centuries.
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Recommended or Required Reading
1.Haluk Ülman, I. Dünya Savaşı’na Giden Yol ve Savaş, Ankara, 1973.
2.Coşkun Üçok, Siyasal Tarih 1789-1950, Ankara, 1967.
3.Fahir Armaoğlu, XX. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi, Ankara, 1984.
4.Eric Hobswan, Kısa 20. Yüzyıl Tarihi, 19141-1991 Aşırılıklar Çağı, Everest Yay., 2009.
5.John Merriman, Rönesans'tan Bugüne Modern Avrupa Tarihi, Say Yayınları, İstanbul 2018
6.Norman Davies, Avrupa Tarihi, 2. Baskı, İmge Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara 2011
7.Recommended articles and book chapters.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Informing Students about the Subject, Purpose and Limits of the Course, Providing Bibliographic Information about the Content of the Course.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Political and economical results of the French Revolution. General political condition in XIX. Century in Europe.
Week 3 - Theoretical
1894-1901 China - Japan and 1904-1905 Russia- Japan Wars
Week 4 - Theoretical
1st and 2nd the Balkan Wars
Week 5 - Theoretical
Causes and results of the 1st World War
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Secret alliances during the 1st World War. Causes and results of the 1917 Soviet Revolution
Week 7 - Theoretical
Lokarno Oath, Kellog Pact, the Disarmament Conferences
Week 8 - Theoretical
Causes and results of the 2nd World War, The Warsaw Pact and Establishment of NATO
Week 9 - Theoretical
Wars of Korea and Vietnam, Collapse of the Eastern Bloc
Week 10 - Theoretical
Cold War and developments in Europe.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cold War and developments in Europe.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Developments in the eastern Europe, Middle and Far East during 20th and 21st Centuries
Week 13 - Theoretical
Developments in the eastern Europe, Middle and Far East during 20th and 21st Centuries
Week 14 - Theoretical
The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the new world order
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%30
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142028
Assignment214028
Reading121124
Midterm Examination1808
Final Examination114014
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026