INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SINCE 1919 IR-502 Course Overview The year 1919 marks a watershed in human history.

The worlds first world war that had erupted in 1914 with the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand, thereafter engulfing a large part of the world, came to an end resulting in the deaths of millions of people. The same year the first chair of International relations was established at the University of Wales with the purpose of understanding inter-state relations and prevention of future wars. The Paris Peace Conference, a series of treaties that brought the war to an end and reshaped the map of the world was also concluded the same year. The victorious powers shaped the world according to their wishes. The First World War and the unfair terms and conditions of the subsequent postwar peace arrangements paved the path for the emergence of such extreme ideologies as Nazism and Fascism, and ultimately set in motion a course of events that not only culminated in the outbreak of the Second World War but also shaped the current international political order. The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with events that have shaped the course of international relations since 1919. This course will follow a chronological timeline. The course will begin with an overview of the world at the turn of the twentieth century, followed by an examination of the underlying causes of the First World War and its impact on world history. The Interwar years 1919-1939 will be followed an assessment of the Second World War, its causes and consequences. The second part of this course will focus on the events since 1945, with particular emphasis on the Cold War rivalry between the two superpowers, Arab Israeli Conflict, the end of Cold War, and the Post Cold War international order. Lest this course comes across as too Europe-centric, the histories of Asia, Africa and Latin America will also be examined. Course Readings
1. The Twentieth Century World and Beyond: An International History since 1900

by William Keylor 2. International History of the 20th Century by Antony Best, Jussi H Hanhimaki, Joseph A. Maiolo and Kirsten E. Schulze. 3. A Concise History of the World Since 1945 by W. M. Spellman 4. The Oxford History of the 20th Century by Michael Howard & Wm. Roger Louis

Outline 1. The World from 1900 to 1919

Background to the First World War (1914-1919)

a. 1900: The World at the turn of the Twentieth Century b. The Europeanization of the World c. Rise of Japanese Power in East Asia d. Rise of United States in the Western Hemisphere e. The Development of an International Economy f. A Shrinking Earth and geopolitical View The Long-term Causes of the First World War The First World War 1914-1919 Paris Peace Settlement and the New International Order International Relations emerges as a discipline at University of Wales 1918

2. The World Between the Two World Wars: 1919-1939 The Colonial Empires 1900-1945: France, Britain and Germany and othersThe Colonial Enterprise in Asia, Africa and Latin America Russia: The Czars, The Bolshevik Revolution 1917 and After Japan and its Rise: From the Meiji Restoration to the Russo-Japanese War 190405, to Manchuria, to the Second World War Turkey: From the Ottoman Empire to Ataturks Republic 1923 Italy: From the Rise of Mussolinis Fascist Dictatorship to the Second World War The Collapse of the Economic World Order The Collapse of Weimer Republic and the Rise of Hitler The United Kingdom and the Policy of Appeasement The Collapse of European Security System

3. The Second World War 1939-45 and the Peace

Causes Hitler on rampage: Germanys Second Bid for European Dominance Germany invades Poland (September 1939): Britain declares war on Germany Pearl Harbor (Dec, 1941): Significance of the United States entry into the war Creation of United Nations Organization.

4. The Cold War U.S. v/s USSR: Emergence of a Bipolar World Liberal Democracy v/s Communism Free Market v/s Command Economy Churchills Iron Curtain Speech (March 1946) Resolving The German Question USSR and Eastern Europe United States and the Policy of Containment Truman Doctrine (March 1947) Marshal Plan (June 1947) NATO established (1949) The Nuclear Weapons Question The Berlin Question Korean War (1950-53): Causes and Consequences CIA intervenes in Iran and Guatemala (1954) Cuban Revolution 1959 Vietnam War (1945-79) Bay of Pigs 1961. Cuban Missiles Crisis 1962 Dtente SALT I 1972 SALT II 1979 Helsinki Accords Sino-Soviet Split and Sino-US Rapprochement Iranian Revolution and Afghanistan Intervention 1979 Gorbachevs arrival and decline of USSR Fall of Berlin War and the End of Cold War 5. The Arab-Israeli Conflict Origins and development of Zionism Emergence of Palestinian Nationalism British Policy and the Mandate System Palestine and the Second World War 1948 Arab Israeli War and the Creation of Israel 1956 Suez Canal Crisis 1967 Arab-Israeli (June) War 1982 Lebanon War The Intifada 1987 Oslo Peace Process

6. China and Japan in the Twentieth Century

The Rise of Japan The First World War in East Asia The Washington Conference The Manchurian Crisis Sino-Japanese War China and Japan in the Second World War Japan After the Second World War Defeat and the American Occupation of Japan 1955 system and the Revision of the Security Treaty Japans Emergence as an Economic Superpower China after the Second World War

Chinese Civil War (1946-49) and the Independence of China 1949 Revolutionary China: Maos Cultural Revolution and the Great Leap Forward Rise and Decline of the Sino-Soviet Split Sino-American Rapprochement Deng and the Four Modernizations Tiananmen 1989 The Rise of Modern China

7. South Asia in the Twentieth Century

South Asia at the turn of the twentieth Century Partition of Bengal 1905 and the Creation of All India Muslim League 1906 The Minto-Morley Reforms 1909, The Rowlatt Act, and the Khilafat Movement Iqbals Allahabad Address 1930, Government of India Act 1935, 1937 Elections The Lahore Resolution 1940, Quit India Movement 1942, and 1945-46 elections Pakistan and India Since 1947 8. Latin America in the Twentieth Century
Latin America in early 20th century Guatemala 1954

Cuban Revolution 1959 Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 Land of Revolutionaries and Reformers: Cuba, Chile, Nicaragua and others.

9. Africa in the Twentieth Century

Africa in Early 20th century

The End of Empire, Decolonization and Independence of Africa Rise and Fall of Pan-Africanism The Cold War in Africa Apartheid in South Africa

10. The End of Cold War and the Emergence of the New World Order Theorizing the Post-Cold Era Francis Fukuyamas End of History Samuel Huntingtons The Clash of Civilizations Robert D. Kaplans The Coming Anarchy The Multi-polar World The World in 1990s A Unipolar World Gulf War Emergence of Globalization Civil Wars in Africa South Asia goes nuclear Nine Eleven and the Transformation in International Politics War in Afghanistan The Iraq War

Grading Policy Book Review/Presentation: 20 Marks Written Exams: 20 (10+10) Marks Class Participation: 10 Marks Viva: 10 Marks Final Term: 90 Marks (1 Compulsory Question=10 Marks + Subjective Paper = 80 Marks)

Books List for Book Review assignment

1. A History of the Twentieth Century: The Concise Edition of the Acclaimed World by

Martin Gilbert Twentieth-Century World History by William Duiker. The Modern-Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century by Peter Watson The World in Twentieth Century by Daniel Brower Mastering World History by Norman Lowe Sources of Twentieth Century Global History by James Overfield A Short History of the Twentieth Century Geoffrey Blainey The Twentieth Century and Beyond: A Global History by Richard Goff, Walter Moss, Janice Terry 9. Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth Century World 10. The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Friedman. 11. The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Fergusan 12. The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000 by Niall Fergusan. 13. Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire by Niall Fergusan 14. Hitler: A Biography by Ian Kershaw 15. Stalin A Biography by Robert Service 16. Lenin A Biography by Robert Service 17. Churchill: A Life by Martin Gilbert 18. Churchill by Paul Johnson 19. Modern Times Revised Edition: The World from the Twenties to the Nineties by Paul Johnson 20. Woodrow Wilson by H. W. Brands. 21. China's Ascent: Power, Security, and the Future of International Politics by Robert S. Ross
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