OUTLINE OF MODERN WORLD HISTORY

NATION BUILDING 1850 - 1900

1. Unification of Germany

• Bismarck and the Wars of Unification.
• Bismarck’s Home Policies
• Bismarck’s Foreign Policies
• The fall of Bismarck.

2. The British Policy of Splendid Isolation.

• Why Britain followed the Policy
• Why the Policy was abandoned
• How the Policy was abandoned

RIVARY AMONG MAJOR WORLD KINGDOMS AND NATIONS

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• Definition
• Reasons for the European acquisition of Colonies
• Reasons for the low demand for colonies before 1870.

4. The First World War 1914-1918.

• Long Term causes of WW1
• Short Term causes of WW1
• Course of the War
• Results of the War.

5. The Versailles Peace Settlement-1918

• Views of the “Big Four”.
• Provisions/Terms of the Treaty.
• Reactions of the Germans to the Treaty.

 

THE WORLD DURING THE INTER – WAR ERA

1. The League of Nations.

• Aims of the League of Nations.
• Organization/Structure of the League
• Successes and failures of the League

7. The Weimar Republic 1919-1933

• Origins of the Weimar Republic
• Provisions of the Weimar Constitution
• Problems, weaknesses, and successes of the Weimar Republic
• The collapse of the Republic

8. Italy and the Rise of Mussolini and the Fascist Party 1922-1943.

• Benito Mussolini’s Background
• Factors that contributed to Mussolini’s rise to power.
• Stages of his rise
• Mussolini’s home policies.
• Mussolini’s Foreign policies.

9. Germany and the Rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party 1919-1945.

• Hitler’s Background
• Reasons for Hitler’s rise to power
• Stages of Hitler’s rise to power
• Hitler’s home polices.
• Hitler’s foreign policies

10. The Second World War 1939-1945.

• Causes of the War
• The course of the War
• Results of the War

 

 

D.ATTEMPTS AT WORLD PEACE AND THE BALANCE OF POWERS

11. The United Nations Organization.

• Aims of the UN
• Structure/Organization of the UN
• Successes and failures of the UN.

12. The Cold War 1945-1991

• Definition
• Origins and causes of the Cold War
• Main aspects of the Cold War
• Cold War Crises 1948-1963
• End of the Cold War.