HSY1160

World War Two: the Crushing of the Axis ( 6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Anthony Bidgood

Offered:
Caulfield Second semester 2005 (ESP-EC)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (ESP-EC)

Synopsis: The origins, development and consequences of the first truly global conflict. How a world war destroyed the prewar order and gave birth to the world we know today. The German and Japanese new orders. The war against the Jews. Collaboration and resistance in Europe and Asia. The Allied counterthrusts from Midway, North Africa and Stalingrad to Allied victory in Europe and the Pacific. The decision to use the atomic bomb. The reshaping of the postwar world, cold war and decolonisation, and the consolidation of the postwar order.

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit students will: 1. Have acquired a broad understanding about the body of knowledge that has been built up about the reasons for Allied victory in the Second World War. 2. Be able to define and discuss a variety of concepts and ideas associated with the prosecution of modern war and with the wartime international order, such as area bombing, total war, genocide and 'victors justice'. 3. Be conversant with the debates between 'intentionalists' and 'functionalists' about the Nazi state. 4. Be conversant with the 'historiographical' issues of causation, subjectivity and objectivity, representation, evidence, argument, judgement and empathy. 5. Be able to use the library catalogue, and the data bases linked to 'Voyager', and to effectively access useful Internet sites. 6. Have learned how to develop effective reading habits and note-taking skills. 7. Have been introduced to the conventions of academic writing with special reference to the discipline of history.

Assessment: Written exercises (total 2500 words): 60% + Examination (2 hours): 30% + Class participation/ attendance: 10%

Contact Hours: 3 hours (2 lectures and 1 tutorial) per week