Information Package / Course Catalogue
Political History - II
Course Code: INR104
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: 4
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 interwar period, causes and consequences of World War II, the Cold War era, the USSR and the end of the Cold War.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students will be able to comprehend the basic facts in the field of diplomatic history.
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 historical events in cause and effect relationship.
4.Students will be able to analyze the roles and attitudes of main actors in the histrorical period of the course.
5.Students will be able to analyze current events from an historical perspective.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Albrecht-Carriè, Renè. 1973. A Diplomatic History of Europe, Since the Congress of Vienna. Revised Ed. New York: Harper & Row Publishers.
2.Atkin, Nicholas ve Biddis Michael (ed). 2009. Themes in Modern European History 1890-1945. New York: Routledge.
3.McMahon, Robert. 2003. The Cold War: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Road to War
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Albrecht-Carriè, Renè. 1973. A Diplomatic History of Europe, Since the Congress of Vienna. Revised Ed. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, pp. 275-295. Atkin, Nicholas ve Biddis Michael (ed). 2009. Themes in Modern European History 1890-1945. New York: Routledge, pp. 117-145.
Week 2 - Theoretical
The First World War
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Albrecht-Carriè, Renè. 1973. A Diplomatic History of Europe, Since the Congress of Vienna. Revised Ed. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, pp. 334-360. Atkin, Nicholas ve Biddis Michael (ed). 2009. Themes in Modern European History 1890-1945. New York: Routledge, pp. 146-180.
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Albrecht-Carriè, Renè. 1973. A Diplomatic History of Europe, Since the Congress of Vienna. Revised Ed. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, pp. 360-390. Atkin, Nicholas ve Biddis Michael (ed). 2009. Themes in Modern European History 1890-1945. New York: Routledge, pp. 215-242.
Week 3 - Intermediate Exam
Interwar period
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Albrecht-Carriè, Renè. 1973. A Diplomatic History of Europe, Since the Congress of Vienna. Revised Ed. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, p. 448-484.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Second World War
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Albrecht-Carriè, Renè. 1973. A Diplomatic History of Europe, Since the Congress of Vienna. Revised Ed. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, pp. 516-528, 560-597. Atkin, Nicholas ve Biddis Michael (ed). 2009. Themes in Modern European History 1890-1945. New York: Routledge, pp. 272-312
Week 6 - Theoretical
Second World War (Cont'd)
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Albrecht-Carriè, Renè. 1973. A Diplomatic History of Europe, Since the Congress of Vienna. Revised Ed. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, pp. 560-597.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Origins of the Cold War
Week 7 - Preparation Work
McMahon, Robert. 2003. The Cold War: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 16-35.
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Hot War in Asia
Week 9 - Preparation Work
McMahon, Robert. 2003. The Cold War: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 35-56.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Globalisation of the Cold War
Week 10 - Preparation Work
McMahon, Robert. 2003. The Cold War: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 56-78.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Towards detente period
Week 11 - Preparation Work
McMahon, Robert. 2003. The Cold War: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 78-105.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Cold War at home
Week 12 - Preparation Work
McMahon, Robert. 2003. The Cold War: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 105-122.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Rise and fall of superpowers
Week 13 - Preparation Work
McMahon, Robert. 2003. The Cold War: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 122-143.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Towards the end of the Cold War
Week 14 - Preparation Work
McMahon, Robert. 2003. The Cold War: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 122-143.
Week 15 - Theoretical
Revision for Final Exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)97
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