Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
• Review the syllabus
• Identify the course expectations
• Review the weekly topics
• Review the flow of the course
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Review the syllabus
Log onto the OLB system to get familiarized with the course content and materials.
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2) |
• Discuss the importance of German Unification
• Discuss the political implications of German Unification
• Discuss the importance of Italian Unification
• Discuss the political implications of Italian Unification
• Discuss the reasons behind WW1
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Read Keylor (2011) p.43-71 |
3) |
• Recall the consequences of WW1
• Discuss the economic recovery in 1920s
• Define the Great Depression
• Discuss the social and political consequences economic depression
• Discuss the rise of fascism in Europe
• Discuss the rise of Nazism in Europe
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Read Keylor (2011) p. 92-137 |
4) |
• Recall the social situation before the war
• Recall the economic situation before the war
• Recall the political situation before the war
• Discuss the immediate and long-term reasons for WW2
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Read Keylor (2011) p. 137-197 |
5) |
• Recall the reasons behind WW2
• Discuss the Germany’s efforts during WW2
• Define appeasement policy
• Discuss the expansionist efforts of Japan
• Analyze the developments that brought an end to WW2 |
Read Keylor (2011) p. 220-242 |
6) |
• Recall the results of WW2
• Discuss the rise of the bipolar world
• Analyze the political developments during Truman-Stalin Era
• Discuss the reasons behind the Korean War
• Discuss the consequences of the Korean War
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Read Keylor (2011) p.252-284 |
7) |
• Recall the developments during 1940s and 1950s
• Discuss the developments during the Eisenhower government
• Discuss the rise of China
• Analyze the reasons and consequences of Detante period
• Discuss the Vietnamese War
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Read Keylor (2011) p.317-375 |
8) |
• Discuss the developments that ended the detante
• Discuss the cooperation and rivalry between Russia and China
• Discuss the rise of arms races
• Analyze the political developments in the Middle East
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Read Keylor (2011) p.382-398 |
9) |
• Analyze the reasons behind WW1
• Discuss the developments between world wars
• Discuss the reasons behind WW2
• Discuss the main dynamics of the Cold War
• Discuss the political and economic developments during the Cold War
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10) |
• Recall the developments during 1980s
• Discuss the reasons behind Russia’s decreasing power in Eastern Europe
• Discuss the social and economic challenges that brought the end of the Cold War
• Analyze how the dynamics of world politics have changed with the collapse of the Soviet Union |
Read Keylor (2011) p. 451-468 |
11) |
• Recall the power dynamics at the end of the Cold War
• Recall the political situation in Europe during the Cold War
• Discuss how the political atmosphere changed in Eastern Europe
• Discuss how the political atmosphere changed in Western Europe |
Read Keylor (2011) p.468-484 |
12) |
• Recall the developments in Europe during the Cold War
• Recall the developments in the Middle East during the Cold War
• Discuss the political turmoil in the Middle East during 1990s
• Discuss the rise of civil wars in Africa during 1990s
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Read Keylor (2011) p.503-534 |
13) |
• Recall the developments in Latin America during the Cold War
• Discuss how the political atmosphere has changed in Latin America with the end of the Cold War
• Discuss the social and economic challenges that Latin America faces
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Read (Keylor) p. 534-544 |
14) |
• Discuss the developments that took place on September 11, 2001
• Discuss the immediate changes that took place after September 11
• Discuss the long-term implications of September 11
• Discuss whether the world is evolving towards a unipolar or a multipolar structure
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Read Keylor (2011) p.544-561 |
15) |
• Discuss the main reasons behind WW1 and WW2
• Discuss the importance of Detante for world politics
• Discuss the importance of the end of the Cold War for world politics
• Discuss the importance of September 11 attacks on world politics
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