Have knowledge about the important developments in political history, comment on them and develop a comparative perspective with regard to different periods in history.
Analyse current developments from a historical perspective.
Eexamine political history from a theoretical perspective.
Have knowledge about internal and external politics in political history.
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Course Description
The aim of this course is to cover the major political, social and diplomatic events in Europe from the 1500s to the 1960s. The course will begin with the rise of the West in the world in political, economic and technological terms and will continue with the discovery of new continents and the creation of colonial empires. The establishment of France as the first modern state in Europe, the spread of balance of power policies as a result of the unification of other states against this country, the Spanish and Austrian Succession Wars, the British-French rivalry in North America and the American and French Revolutions will be examined. After the Napoleonic Wars and the Vienna Regulations of 1815, the Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 will be discussed and the establishment of the national states of Italy and Germany and their consequences will be explained. The system of alliances, balance of power policies, the causes and consequences of the war on the way to the First World War will be discussed.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction: The rise of Europe, the Renaissance, the Reformation and the secularization of the human mind in Europe
2nd Week
The discovery of new continents and the restructuring of European social and political life
3rd Week
The Thirty Years' War and the rise of France: the end of the civil war, the recovery of France, the Thirty Years' War as the first secular war and the Treaty of Westphalia as the first secular peace (1648, Louis XIV and his reforms
4th Week
Wars of Spanish Succession and the rise of England:
5th Week
The struggle for influence in North America and the American Revolution: The path to independence of the United States of America, causes and consequences
6th Week
French Revolution: causes, consequences
7th Week
Midterm Exam
8th Week
Napoleonic wars and the Vienna Regulations of 1815
9th Week
The period of revolutions in Europe: 1830 and 1848 revolutions
10th Week
Industrial Revolution and its consequences
11th Week
The establishment of Italian national unity and its consequences
12th Week
The establishment of German national unity: causes, wars and consequences
13th Week
Alliances and the road to the First World War
14th Week
First World War
Recommended or Required Reading
Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1. Cilt
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity
Percentage (%)
Mid-term
1
30
Project
1
20
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
