| 1 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
General introduction and information on course requirements |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 2 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
The rise of the Western world – Why the West? |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 3 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
The failed bid for Habsburg hegemony: the Westphalia settlement |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 4 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
The “Second Hundred Years’ War” (Britain vs. France 1688-1763)
Term Paper Presentation |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 5 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
The French Revolution and the failed bid for French hegemony
Term Paper Presentation |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 6 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
The Concert of Europe, the Metternich System and its downfall
Term Paper Presentation |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 7 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
The Industrial Revolution and British imperial hegemony
Term Paper Presentation |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 8 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
The unification and rise of Germany
Term Paper Presentation |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 9 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
European Imperialism and the shifting balance of world forces
Term Paper Presentation |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 10 |
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MID-TERM EXAM |
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| 11 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
The “Eastern Question”
Term Paper Presentation |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 12 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
European diplomacy before World War I
Term Paper Presentation |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 13 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
World War I and the breakdown of the European system
Term Paper Presentation |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 14 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
General discussion: Why and how Europe went to war in 1914? Whose fault was it?
Term Paper Presentation |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
| 15 |
Reading the related subject in the coursebook |
Wrap-up discussion and final exam review |
Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion |
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FINAL EXAM |
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FINAL EXAM |
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