Bachelor
2022/2023
History of the Interwar Period
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Type:
Compulsory course (International Bachelor's Programme in World Politics)
Area of studies:
International Relations
Delivered by:
Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
When:
1 year, 3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Dmitry Novikov
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
40
Course 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
- Final ExamYour 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.
- QuizzesSample 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
- Seminars activity
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 3rd module0.25 * Final Exam + 0.25 * Quizzes + 0.25 * Seminars activity + 0.25 * Test
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