Date & Time

February 26th to April 2nd 2014

(Every Wednesday 6:30-8:00PM, 6 lessons total)

Course Description

The seminar aims to give students a broad overview of the international history of the 20th Century, chronologically covering the period between the First World War to the end of the Cold War and the advent of Globalization. Lectures will be facilitated by narratives, texts, figures, motion pictures and maps. Students will learn to analyze and evaluate the cultural, economic, political, and intellectual developments of the modern world.

This course is suitable for adults as well as secondary school students taking the DSE, IB, IGCSE History subject.

Course Instructor

Mr. Roger Wu (experienced teacher, currently a member of the school’s history panel with research interests in modern East Asia)

B.A. in History, Chinese University of Hong Kong;

P.C.Ed, Hong Kong University;

M.A. in Humanities, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Venue

Savantas Liberal Arts Academy

Room 301, Fu Fai Commercial Centre, 27 Hillier Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Tuition

$600 for the entire seminar

Application

Click here to apply online. You are advised to apply on or before 19th February as places are filled on a rolling basis.

Class Capacity: 20 students

Language: Cantonese and English

Course Schedule

Lecture 1 – February 26th, 2014

Global Context of International Relations at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century and First World War

Lecture 2 – March 5th, 2014

Origins of the Second World War in Europe (1919-1939)

Lecture 3 – March 12th, 2014

Confirmation of the United States Supremacy in Latin America and the Second World War (1919-1945)

Lecture 4 – March 19th, 2014

Cold War between the Superpowers (1945-1972)

Lecture 5 – March 26th, 2014

Global Cold War (1962-1985)

Lecture 6 – April 2nd, 2014

End of Cold War to New World Disorder (1985-2000)

For further reference:

1) C J Bartlett, The Global Conflict, 1880-1970;

2) D Stevenson, The First World War and International Politics;

3) P M H Bell, The Origins of the Second World War in Europe;

4) Akira Iriye, The Origins of the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific;

5) J P Dunbabin, International Relations since 1945 (2 vols);

6) W R Keylor, The Twentieth Century World: an International History.