Module Identifier | IP33720 | ||||||||||||||
Module Title | EUROPEAN POLITICS + THE ORIGINS OF THE FIRST WORLD 1870-1914 | ||||||||||||||
Academic Year | 2006/2007 | ||||||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Dr Peter D Jackson | ||||||||||||||
Semester | Semester 2 | ||||||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | 14 x 1 hour | |||||||||||||
Seminars / Tutorials | 7 x 1 hour | ||||||||||||||
Assessment |
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- identify and discuss the key historiographical debates concerning the origins of the First World War
- discuss the key features of the European states system and how they evolved during the period in question with particular reference to the `German problem? and the 'Russian problem'
- discuss the politics of disarmament and armament and their role in relations between states before 1914
- analyse the impact of colonialism on the international system
- evaluate the role of international socialism in international relations during the period in question
- identify historiographical debates about the alleged 'mood of 1914' and its role in the coming of war in 1914
10 ECTS Credits
This module is at CQFW Level 6