Description

Landmarks In World History

(1300 A.D. – 1945 A.D.)

 

SYBA Semester III

 

Syllabus

 

Objectives: To enable the students to comprehend the transition of Europe from medieval to modern times and its impact on the world. To provide accurate knowledge of the most significant events and personalities of the period under study and encourage understanding of the making of the modern world.

Module – I : The Modern Age
(a) Renaissance
(b) Geographical Discoveries
(c) Reformation

Module – II : Age of Revolutions
(a) American Revolution
(b) French Revolution
(c) Industrial Revolution

Module – III : Nationalism and Imperialism
(a) Formation of Nation-States in Europe
(b) Nationalist Movements in Italy and Germany
(c) Imperialist Expansion in Asia

Module – IV : World in Transition (1914-1919)
(a) World War I
(b) Russian Revolution
(c) League of Nations