IP36220 - INTERNATIONAL HISTORY 1895-1945

Module Identifier	IP36220
Module Title	INTERNATIONAL HISTORY 1895-1945 - THE FIFTY YEAR CRISIS
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Professor Ian Clark
Semester	Semester 1
Course delivery	Lecture	19 Hours (19 x 1 hour)
	Seminars / Tutorials	9 Hours (9 x 1 hour)
Assessment	Essay	1 x 2,000 word	30%
	Exam	2 Hours	70%

Brief description

The module provides a frame of reference for understanding international relations in the twentieth century by exploring developments in the balance of power, ideas of international order, socio-economic change and tensions within the European empires.

Aims

The aim of the module is to examine the profound transitions in the international system in the first half of the century. The historical background to these changes is presented thematically as a set of inter-linked crises between 1895 and 1945.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module students should be able to explain:

the shifts in the balance in power and their relationship to the two World Wars
why the United States and USSR played a marginal role during the inter-war period
why a durable peace was not established after 1919
the impact of ideologies on international relations
ideas and practices in international economic management
the demise of empire
the extent to which 1945 was itself a radical turning point

10 ECTS Credits

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
R Overy. The Inter-War Crisis.
E Hobsbawn. Age of Extremes.