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History (HIST) 209
A History of the World in the Twentieth Century: I (Revision 2)

Revision 2 closed, replaced by current version.

Delivery mode: Individualized study with video component*.
*Overseas students, please contact the University Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component.

Credits: 3 - Humanities

Prerequisite: None. Credit in at least one university history course is recommended.

Precluded course: HIST 209 is a cross-listed course�a course listed under two different disciplines�GLST 209. HIST 209 may not be taken for credit by students who have obtained credit for GLST 209.

Centre: Centre for Global and Social Analysis

HIST 209 has a Challenge for Credit option.

Overview

HIST 209 examines the major economic, political, social, scientific, and technological developments in twentieth century history. The course adopts four broad themes: global interrelatedness; identity and difference; rise of the mass society; and technology versus nature. These themes serve as a guide to understanding the material in each of the course's fourteen units.

Outline

Unit 1: 1900-Age of Hope

Unit 2: 1914-Killing Fields

Unit 3: 1917-Red Flag

Unit 4: 1919-Lost Peace

Unit 5: 1926-On the Line

Unit 6: 1927-Great Escape

Unit 7: 1929-Breadline

Unit 8: 1930-Sporting Fever

Unit 9: 1933-Master Race

Unit 10: 1939-Total War

Unit 11: 1945-Brave New World

Unit 12: 1947-Freedom Now

Unit 13: 1948-Boom Time

Unit 14: 1945-Fall Out

Evaluation

To receive credit for HIST 209, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Final Exam Total
30% 30% 40% 100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Findley, Carter Vaughn, and John Alexander Murray Rothney. Twentieth-Century World. 6th ed. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.

Other Materials

The course materials include a study guide, student manual and reading file.

The course is also accompanied by 14, one-hour programs available on loan from the Athabasca University library.