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HSTY1044: Europe since 1900

2024 unit information

This unit surveys European history from the First World War to the Global Financial Crisis and Brexit. Topics covered include the two world wars and the Holocaust, the Russian Revolution, fascism, the complex history of democracy in Europe, empire and decolonization, migration, and the ways international organizations from the League of Nations to the EU have recast Europe. The unit also pays close attention to social and cultural change and examines connections between different aspects of human experience. The unit ranges across Europe, with special attention to France, Germany, Britain, and Russia.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

History

Code HSTY1044
Academic unit History
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
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HSTY1043

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. Explain major issues and controversies in modern European history
  • LO2. Situate events within larger frameworks such as the transformation of European empires, the rise and fall of fascism and European communism, and transnational developments in culture and politics
  • LO3. Critically assess historical explanations
  • LO4. Frame an explanation of a historical problem

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote

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