Historiography 19th-20th Century, WW1, Paris Peace Conference

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Topics

Historiography

• What is history and why study it?
• Historical Perspectives and Historiography
• Theories of History

Turn of the 20th (1900) and 21th (2000) Centuries

A. Political, Economic, Technological and Social Views

Major Events of The 19th c and early 20th c to WWI

A. World of 19 Century

B. German Unification (1815 -1872)

C. German Alliances (1872 -1900)

D. Other Alliances (1890 -1910)

E. Major Events (1905-1913)

F. Major Causes of WWI

Events of WWI 1914 & 1915

A. The Beginning of WWI

B. The Western Front 1914

C. The Western Front 1915

D. The Eastern Front 1914 &1915 E. Others Fronts 1914 & 1915

IV. Events of WWI 1916 to 1918

A. War Fronts in 1916

B. War Fronts in 1917

C. Events of 1918

D. End of World War One

V. Aftermath of WWI Paris Peace Conference

A. WWI Armistice and Paris Peace Conference

B. Results of the Treaty of Versailles

C. Main Terms of the Treaty of Versailles

D. Viewpoints Was the Treaty of Versailles a fair and reasonable treaty

E. SEP Effects on the Post-WWI World

Readings

Quinlan et al., Twentieth Century Viewpoints- Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2
Support Reading: Howarth- Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8