History of the 20th and 21st Century
Course code
AIG6013.HT
old course code
AIG6013
Course title in Estonian
Lähiajalugu
Course title in English
History of the 20th and 21st Century
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Overview of 20th century history and the problems encountered when researching it.
Brief description of the course
20th century world. Science, technology, culture, education, population. The most important countries, their internal and foreign policies. The world between two great wars. Totalitarianism – Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini – and Western democracy. Second World War and formation of two world systems. International relations in 1945-2000. The world on the brink of the 21st century.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
After the course the student will be able to understand and describe the main features of the development of the modern world. He/she can define the main problems of the period and understands main facts of the topic without major mistakes. The student is able to review related literature on basic level.
After the course the student will be able to understand and describe the main features of the development of the modern world. He/she can define the main problems of the period and understands main facts of the topic without major mistakes. The student is able to review related literature on basic level.
Teacher
Andres Adamson, PhD
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