Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Political History II ULUS104 2. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Distanr education
Course Coordinator
Instructors Celil BOZKURT
Assistants
Goals To provide the students with the basic knowledge about the 20th century political history of the world.
Course Content World political history from the beginning of the 20th century to the present
Learning Outcomes - Will be able to explain the basic issues about the war and the process
- Will be able to explain World Order, World War II, Cold War, Blockage and Softening
- Distinguish the characteristics of the Second Cold War
- Evaluate the end of the Cold War
- Will have the knowledge and skills to explain the Globalization and the New World Order resulting from the End of the Cold War.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Basic elements affecting the interwar period
2. Week Locarno and the period of destruction
3. Week Hitler era, Italian invasion of Abyssinia and Spanish Civil War
4. Week Middle East and Arab nationalism
5. Week Turkish nationalism
6. Week The Second World War
7. Week US policy and entry into war
8. Week The Cold War
9. Week Pressure on Turkey
10. Week Turning the Cold War into a conflict in the Far East
11. Week Turning the Cold War into a conflict in the Far East
12. Week Departure to multicenter
13. Week Basic issues of my softening period
14. Week Conflicts of the softening period
Recommended Sources
Oral SANDER, Political History (1918-1990)
Rıfat UÇAROL, Political History (1789-2014)
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
PY1 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY2 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY3 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY4 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY5 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY6 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY7 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY8 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY9 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY10 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 40 40
Quiz 1 1 11 11
Final 1 60 60
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 153
ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0