История межвоенного периода

Бакалавриат 2021/2022

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»

Статус: Курс обязательный

Направление: 41.03.05. Международные отношения

Кто читает: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики

Где читается: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики

Когда читается: 1-й курс, 3 модуль

Формат изучения: с онлайн-курсом

Онлайн-часы: 22

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Новиков Дмитрий Павлович

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 4

Контактные часы: 20

Full Syllabus

Abstract

This course covers the modern period of global history, focusing on the rise of decline of the post-WWI international order in different aspect: economic, social, political and geostrategic ones. There are no prerequisites for this course. However, a rigorous work during the course is required. Students who attend all classes, participate in discussions, solve home assignments, and complete the course projects would very likely pass the course with a good grade.

Learning Objectives

To understand the economic and social development European states in the interwar period (1920-1930);
Analyze the reasons and consequences of the Great Depression;
Have a deep and comprehensive outlook of the ideological context of the social and political development of European and non-European societies (rise of Fascism and Militarism, spread of Communist ideas);
To examine the preconditions and reasons of the WWII and policies of the Great Powers, which led to destruction of the post-WWI international order.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Be able to determine the role of Germany, Italy, Spain, and Japan in undermining collective security;
Be able to determine characteristic features of dictatorial regimes of Italy, Germany, and Spain;
Be able to determine the role of Versailles System in stimulating the rise of fascism in Europe;
Know strategic and military preconditions of WWII;
Know the impact of the Great Depression upon the progress that had been made in terms of international collaboration through the League;
Know the implications of the Treaty of Versailles for the Weimar Republic;
Know the reasons for the appearance of fascism in Europe;
Know the role of Germany and Italy in the Spanish Civil War;
Know the US role in international relations during the interwar period.

Course Contents

Consequences of the WWI
The League of Nations and Collective Security
The Weimar Republic
The Great Depression
Rise of Fascism
The Manchurian Crisis and The Spanish Civil War
Appeasement
Beginning of WWII

Assessment Elements

Seminars activity
Quizzes
Sample question for a quiz: What was the name of a treaty, signed in 1922, which was the first attempt to establish an institutionalized international regime of arms control after the end of WWI?
Test
Final Exam
Your exam will be held online. You should submit a paper via Google-Forms in 3-hours period. All further details will be send to you directly by the professor.

Interim Assessment

2021/2022 3rd module
0.25 * Seminars activity + 0.25 * Test + 0.25 * Final Exam + 0.25 * Quizzes

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Sylvest, C. (2004). Interwar Internationalism, the British Labour Party, and the Historiography of International Relations. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.29F9DF84
Wunderlich, F. (1938). Germany’s Defense Economy and the Decay of Capitalism. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.83726108

Recommended Additional Bibliography

David S. Jacks, & Dennis Novy. (2019). Trade blocs and trade wars during the interwar period. CESifo Working Paper Series. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.p.ces.ceswps..7665
Jacks, D. S., & Novy, D. (2019). Trade Blocs and Trade Wars during the Interwar Period. The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.p.wrk.warwec.1197

Authors

NOVIKOV DMITRIY PAVLOVICH

Course Syllabus