COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Diplomatic History II
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PSIR 204
Spring
3
0
3
5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives To explain the rises and falls of the major powers of the international system through a cyclical system.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • to critique the basis for revisionism found in the peace treaties ending WW I comparing the Vienna Order of 1815 with the Paris Order of 1919
  • to outline the political and military rise of the totalitarian regimes, the relative decline of the Western democracies and the failure of a “policy of appeasement” and the League of Nations in the Interwar Period
  • to examine the outbreak and different phases of WW II
  • to identify the origins and the phases of the “Cold War”, the weaknesses of the European Great Powers in the aftermath of WW II and the two superpowers’ strengths and global positions throughout the major crises of the Cold War.
  • to explain the reasons of the Soviet collapse in front of the U.S. economic and military challenge in the 1980’s and the end of the Cold War and the bi-polar system of international relations.
Course Description Diplomatic History focuses on nations, states, politics, decisionmakers and their interactions and conflicts through the ages. It is the study of international relations between states or across state boundaries and is the most important form of history. Diplomatic History II classes cover the period of 1919-1991 in international relations.
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Course Category

 Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction of the course and the course material
2 Peace Treaties Ending WW I, Inadequacies of the Paris Settlement and the Status of Germany in the 1920’s Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics in the Preindustrial World” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 275-291. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, pp. 13-37.
3 The Great Depression of 1929 and the rise of the totalitarian regimes and their revisionisms Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics in the Preindustrial World” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 291-320. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, pp. 38-45.
4 Failures of the Collective Security Principle of the League of Nations, the Policy of Appeasement, the Spanish Civil War, the Sino-Japanese War, the Munich Settlement and the Collapse of the Policy of Appeasement Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics in the Preindustrial World” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 291-343. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, pp. 45-65.
5 The Start of the Second World War, the “Lightning Victories” of the Axis Powers 1939-1942; the Exhaustion of the Axis, the US Factor and the overwhelming power of the Allies Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics in the Industrial Era” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 333-357. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, pp. 101-169.
6 Post-WW II Settlements, Emergence of a Bipolar World, the “Iron Curtain” in Europe, Start of the Cold War, the Korean War, the Berlin Crisis Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics, Today and Tomorrow” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 357-395. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, pp. 170-253.
7 Midterm Exam
8 The Superpowers’ Competition in the 1960’s, Threats of a Nuclear Warfare: the Cuban Missile Crisis; the EEC and the Non-Alignment Movement Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics in the Industrial Era” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 395-413. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, pp. 253-295.
9 Balance of Power of the Superpowers and the Détente Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics, Today and Tomorrow” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 413-437. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, pp. 297-478.
10 End of the Détente period, the “Second Cold War” and the Collapse of the Eastern Bloc and the USSR Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics, Today and Tomorrow” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 437-535. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, pp. 494-520.
11 End of the Détente period, the “Second Cold War” and the Collapse of the Eastern Bloc and the USSR Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics, Today and Tomorrow” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 437-535. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, pp. 494-520.
12 Classroom presentations
13 Classroom presentations
14 Classroom presentations
15 Review of the semester
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Paul Kennedy, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, Fontana Press (any edition).

Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, İmge Kitabevi Yayınları (any edition).

 

 

*All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources.
Suggested Readings/Materials

R.R. Palmer, Joel Colton, Lloyd Kramer, A History of the Modern World, McGraw Hill, New York (any edition)

Eric Hobsbawm, Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914-1991, London, 1994.

Derek Urwin, A Political History of Western Europe Since 1945, Longman, London, 1997 (the fifth edition).

Henry Kissinger, Diplomacy, Simon&Schuster, New York, 1994.

Robin George Collingwood, The Idea of History, Oxford University Press, Berkshire, 1994.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
15
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
25
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
10
3
30
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
20
Final Exams
1
27
    Total
145

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations.

 X
2

To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations.

 X
3

To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship.

 X
4

To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research.

 X
5

To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically.
6

To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing.
7

To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics.

 X
8

To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations.

 X
9

To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member.

 X
10

To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations.
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest