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Course Overview (syllabus components + curriculum)
Prescribed subject
3. The move to global war (40 hours)
Course book:
Rogers, Keeley and Jo Thomas: The Move to Global War, Oxford University Press, 2015
World History Topics
10. Authoritarian States (20th century) (45 hours)
Case studies: Hitler Germany; Stalin USSR; and Mao China
Course book:
Todd, Allan and Sally Waller: Authoritarian and Single Party States, Cambridge University Press, 2011
Additional material:
“The Nature of Single-Party States”(Friedrich and Brzezinski, In Canon et al: 20th C World History, Oxford, 2008, pp. 326-327)
Cannon et al: 20th Century World History, Oxford, 2008, pp. 329-350
“Declassified: Chairman Mao” (History Channel, 2006) - documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1DF0PVrK74
12. The Cold War: Superpower tensions and rivalries (20th century) (45 hours)
Cold War crises case studies: The Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962); Europe: Berlin blockade (1948-49) and the Berlin Wall (1958-61); Hungary (1956); the Prague spring (1968)
Asia and Oceania: North Korean invasion of South Korea (1950); Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979)
Africa and the Middle East: Suez Crisis (1956);
Course book:
Todd, Allan: The Cold War, Cambridge University Press, 2011
Additional material:
Williamson, David: Europe and the Cold War, Hodder Education, 2012, pp. 41-77 + pp. 151-159 + 162
German Reunification documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNAxfWCwDsw
HL Options: Depth studies (4. History of Europe)
12: Imperial Russia, revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union (1855–1924)
This section deals with modernization and conservatism in tsarist Russia and the eventual collapse of the tsarist autocracy, as well as the revolutions of 1917, the Civil War and the rule of Lenin. There is a focus on the concepts of change and continuity, with examination and consideration of the social, economic and political factors that brought about change.
Alexander II (1855–1881): the extent of reform
Policies of Alexander III (1881–1894) and Nicholas II (1894–1917): economic modernization, tsarist repression and the growth of opposition
Causes of the 1905 Revolution (including social and economic conditions and the significance of the Russo-Japanese War); consequences of the 1905 Revolution (including Stolypin and the Dumas)
The impact of the First World War and the final crisis of autocracy in February/March 1917
1917 Revolutions: February/March Revolution; provisional government and dual power (Soviets); October/November Revolution; Bolshevik Revolution; Lenin and Trotsky
Lenin’s Russia/Soviet Union; consolidation of new Soviet state; Civil War; War Communism; New Economic Policy (NEP); terror and coercion; foreign relation
13. Europe and the First World War (1871-1918) (30 hours)
13: Europe and the First World War (1871–1918)
This section deals with the shorter- and longer-term origins of the First World War. It covers the breakdown
of European diplomacy pre‑1914 and the crises that occurred in international relations. It covers how the
practice of war affected the military and home fronts. The section also investigates reasons for the Allied
victory/Central Powers’ defeat.
• European diplomacy and the changing balance of power after 1871; imperial expansion in Africa and
Asia, and its impact on European diplomacy; the Congress of Berlin and European Alliance system
• Foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II: domestic conditions that impacted on German foreign policy; its
impact/influence on other countries, including Britain, France, Russia and Austria-Hungary
• Causes of the First World War: short- and long-term causes; relative importance of causes; the Alliance
system; the decline of the Ottoman Empire; German foreign policy; Austria-Hungary, Russia and
Balkan nationalism; the arms race and diplomatic crises; the July Crisis of 1914
• Impact of the First World War on civilian populations of two countries from the region between 1914
and 1918
• Factors leading to the defeat of Germany and the other Central Powers, and to the victory of the
Entente Powers: strategic errors; economic factors; entry and role of the US; domestic instability in the
Central Powers
Course book:
Williamson, David: War and Peace: International Relations 1878-1941, Third Edition, Hodder Education, 2009, pp. 41-77 + pp. 151-159 + 162
Additional material:
Interview with Margaret MacMillan´: “The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914” (her new book). On “The Agenda”, 11. November 2014 (58 minutes long) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUmByAgc4YA [260216]
Documentary on Causes of WWI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnkVVyru3KY&index=2&list=PLQ8cA1IgaAJ01AcYvQ2gpk00HI4_jJCKI
Documentary the Treaty of Versailles (End of WWI): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-HkCRozls
Impact of WW1 on the civilian population in two countries: Russia and Britain (student projects)
14. European States in the Inter-war years (1918-1939) (30 hours)
Overlap with paper 2 topic Authoritarian states:
Weimar Germany: constitutional, political, economic/financial and social issues (1918–1933); initial
challenges (1918–1923); “Golden Era” under Stresemann (1924–1929); the crisis years and the rise of
Hitler (1929–1933)
• Hitler’s Germany (1933–1939): consolidation of power; Hitler’s pre-war domestic policies, including
economic, social and political policies; nature of the Nazi state; the extent of resistance to the Nazis
Course book:
Wolfson, Robert and John Laver: European History 1890-1990 – Third Edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 2001, pp. 160-182, 194-203, 296-308
15: Versailles to Berlin: Diplomacy in Europe (1919–1945)
Overlap with paper 1 topic 3 The Move to Global War
This section addresses international relations in Europe from 1919 to 1945 with initial emphasis on the
Paris Peace Settlement: its goals, impact and the problems relating to its enforcement. The section covers
attempts to promote collective security and international cooperation through the League of Nations and
multilateral agreements (outside the League mechanism), arms reduction and the pursuit of foreign policy
goals without resort to violence. This section also addresses the individual foreign policies of Italy, Germany,
France, Britain and Russia/Soviet Union, looking at the aims, issues and success of each one. It concludes
with a study of the Second World War, looking particularly at the impact of the war and the reasons for
German defeat and Allied victory.
Syllabus content
History guide 71
• Peace settlements (1919–1923): Versailles; Neuilly; Trianon; St Germain; and Sèvres/Lausanne—aims,
issues and responses
• The League of Nations and Europe: successes and failures; the search for collective security;
developments in the successor states of central and eastern Europe
• Italian and German foreign policies (1919–1941): aims, issues and extent of success
• Collective security and appeasement (1919–1941): aims, issues and extent of success; role of British,
French and Russian/Soviet foreign policies (1919–1941); Chamberlain and the Munich Crisis
SUBJECT TO CHANGE!
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