Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
WWI: Evolution and Results of War Signed Treaties, Russian Revolution, League of Nations, Wilson Principles |
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Period Between Two Wars The Period of Pacts and Temporary Peace (1918-1929) Depression Period (1929-39) |
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3) |
Rise of Fascism and Appeasement Policies Towards WW II, the beginning of war and its spread in Europe |
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4) |
World War II Changes in balance with the United States, developments in Asia, the end of the war, conferences, the establishment of the UN |
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5) |
The Beginning of the Cold War Bipolar International System, Truman Doctrine (Marshall), NATO / Warsaw Pact, Containment Policy, Suez Crisis SEATO, CENTO, Berlin Crisis and Wall, Cuban Crisis |
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6) |
Transition to Multicentre Towards Détente, strengthening Europe, The Non-Aligned Movement, Latin America, Change in USSR Policy (20th Congress) |
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7) |
Détente: Helsinki Process, OSCE, Disarmament (SALT I-II), Sino-Soviet Conflict |
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8) |
midterm |
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9) |
Developments in Asia and Middle East: Vietnam War, 67-73 Arab-Israeli Wars, Oil Crisis, Iranian Revolution, USSR's Occupation of Afghanistan, Iran-Iraq War |
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10) |
The End of the Cold War and Restructuring: “New Thought” Glasnost / Perestroika, defeat and disintegration in Afghanistan, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War and Unipolarity |
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11) |
Transition Period: New World Order, Problems in USSR geography, Yugoslavia, Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo, New Westphalia, Changing Power Balances |
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12) |
Entering the 21st Century: The Power of Russia (Putin's Munich Speech), 9/11, Bush Doctrine, Global War on Terror, Afghanistan and Iraq Intervention, the 2008 Georgian War and the new balance of power |
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13) |
Understanding the present: the rise of the Asia-Pacific region, the Arab Spring and the Middle East, Ukraine / Crimea, the revival of Russia |
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14) |
General Evaluation |
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15) |
Final |
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Course Notes / Textbooks: |
John Merriman, A History of Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the Present
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References: |
Gül Akyılmaz, Siyasi Tarih
• Sina Akşin, Kısa 20. Yüzyıl Tarihi
• Rifat Uçarol, Siyasi Tarih: 1789-2014
• Antony Best, Justi M. Hanhimaki, Joseph A. Maiolo, Kirsten E. Schulze, 20. Yüzyılın Uluslararası Tarihi
• Edward Whiting Fox, The Emergence of the Modern European World
• Eric Hobsbawm, Kısa 20. Yüzyıl: 1914-1991 Aşırılıklar Çağı
• J.A.S. Grenville, A History of the World in the Twentieth Century
• Henry Kissinger, Diplomasi
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Knows grammatical features of Turkish language. |
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2) |
Have knowledge of examining the properties of Turkish within the framework of universal linguistics rules. |
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3) |
Establishes the relationship between language and literature, active writing and interpretation activities. |
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4) |
Uses computer software, and information and communication technologies at least at the European Computer Driving License Basic Level. |
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5) |
Uses Turkish in terms of intonation and emphasis aesthetically; writes accurate, comprehensible, effective articles in terms of spelling and punctuation. |
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6) |
Knows and uses the current information and resources in the field. |
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7) |
Understands the historical and modern Turkish texts written with different alphabets, transmits them to modern Turkish. |
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8) |
Uses the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Turkish language and literature in other fields of social sciences. |
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9) |
Have knowledge of analyzing and evaluating literary works belonging to classical and modern periods with comparative methods. |
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10) |
Examine and evaluate the Turkish works in the social and cultural context. |
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11) |
Uses a foreign language at B1 General Level at least in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria. |
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12) |
Makes interpretation, commentary, interpretation, analysis and analysis by using traditional methods used in understanding, explaining and interpreting the old Turkish literature texts. |
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13) |
Uses philological, etymological and semantic approaches to understanding texts. |
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14) |
Respects social, cultural and individual differences, universal values and human rights in scientific and professional activities. |
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