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| Code | SD0209 |
| Name | The Political History of the World and Turkey in the Near Age (From the 18th Century to the Present) |
| Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör. SAİT DİNÇ |
Course Goal / Objective
To provide students with historical awareness in accordance with the content of the course by enabling them to learn the events and results of the world political history and, accordingly, Turkish political history, starting from the 18th century, from an academic point of view.
Course Content
World Political History in the Modern Age and accordingly the political events and results of Turkish Political History starting from the 18th century.
Course Precondition
Resources
Sait Dinç, Contemporary Political History of the World and Turkey (18th Century to Present), Unpublished Lecture Notes, Adana, 2018
Notes
- Fahir Armaoğlu, 19th Century Political History, (1789-1914) Ankara 1997, TTK Publications - Fahir Armaoğlu, 20th Century Political History, 1914-1995, İst. 2019, Chronic Book Publications
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Learns and explains the chronological developments of the modern political history in the world and national scale. |
| LO02 | Learns the general situation of the powerful and effective big states in the World Political History in the Modern Age. |
| LO03 | Gains knowledge and explains the causes of the two great world wars that took place in the first half of the 20th century and the new structures that occurred before and after the war. |
| LO04 | Knows and explains that political, social, ideological and economic developments in a certain part of the world will affect the whole world in a short time in the Modern Age. |
| LO05 | Learns and explains that the developments affecting the Near Age are the result of Eurocentric revolutions, ideological goals and technological developments. |
| LO06 | Learns that it is extremely important for humanity that the rulers of countries produce peaceful and conciliatory policies in international relations. |
| LO07 | After the second half of the 20th century, with the Cold War period of the countries that led the world, the USA. and the Soviet Union knows and explains. |
| LO08 | Learns and explains the main objectives of the Ottoman State and Turkey's domestic and foreign policy in the modern era. |
| LO09 | Knows and explains that the foundations of Turkey's domestic and foreign policy, which it has implemented and targeted since its establishment, were determined during the Atatürk Period. |
| LO10 | Knows and explains that a country's own national interests are the most fundamental element in international relations. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preliminary information about the course content, resources, evaluation methods and applications. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | Definition of the Recent Age, its historical chronology. The content and causes of ideological, technological and social revolutions in the modern age. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 3 | Domination of the Western World in the Modern Age. Great political powers representing the West; UK, France, Germany, Russia/Soviet Union, USA, Austria, Italy and Japan. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 4 | The Spread of Great Political Powers Representing the West and its consequences. UK, France, Germany, Russia/Soviet Union, USA, Austria, Italy and Japan. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 5 | World War I(1914 - 1918) and World War II. World War (1939 - 1945) and Its Consequences; Europe's loss of World Domination, the end of Monarchies. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 6 | II. World War (1939 - 1945) and Its Consequences. Europe's loss of World Domination, the end of Monarchies and the strengthening of Nation-states. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 7 | Türkiye in the First Half of the 20th Century. Atatürk Period and After Interior and External Developments (1920 - 1950). | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | II. New World Order after World War II and the Cold War (1945 - 1991) and Political Developments. Nuclear Power, Eastern and Western Blocking, Third World Countries. Political, economic, ideological, technological and military competition in the world and its consequences. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 10 | Developments in the Cold War Era (1945 - 1991). Nuclear Power, Eastern and Western Blocking, Third World Countries. Political, economic, ideological, technological and military competition in the world and its consequences. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösteri, Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 11 | Global-scale ideological, political, military and economic organizations and their activities established during the Cold War Period (1945 - 1991); United Nations, European Union, NATO, Warsaw Pact, Comecon, IMF, Non-Aligned Organization, OPEC, Islamic Council, etc. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 12 | II. Türkiye in the World War and the Cold War Era. Internal and External Developments in Turkey(1945 - 1991); Transition to Multi-Party Political Life, Turkey's joining the Western bloc, economic and political developments. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 13 | II. Political Developments and Results in the Middle East from World War II to the Present; Oil Issue, Arab-Israeli Conflict and Wars, Ethnic, religious/sectarian, and administrative issues. Arab Spring (regime problems) and its consequences. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 14 | End of the Cold War(1991), 21st Century U.S.A. Transition/Unipolar World Order in His Sovereignty. Reactions to the Unipolar World Order and New Actors in World Politics; The Rise of China, Developments in Japan, Russia, India, Africa, Latin America and Asia. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | General review of the course topics and evaluation of the learning outcomes of the course. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 16 | Term Exams | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 80 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,20 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||