MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
HSY1150
World War II: the rise of fascism
Eleanor Hancock, Ian Copland and Bruce Knox
6 points + Two lectures and one tutorial per week at Clayton, one 1.5-hour
lecture and one 1.5-hour tutorial per week at Caulfield and Peninsula + First
semester + Caulfield/Clayton/Peninsula
Synopsis This subject, in conjunction with HSY1160, examines the
origins, development and consequences of the first truly global conflict. The
aim is to show how a world war destroyed the prewar order and helped shape the
world we know today. HSY1150 will address the problems of the peace and the
growth of political extremism in Europe and Asia, the Great Depression, the
rise of Hitler and the collapse of the world order established at Versailles,
the outbreak of war in Europe, the fall of France, the Battle of Britain and
the invasion of the USSR, Pearl Harbor and the Japanese thrust through
Southeast Asia.
Assessment Essay and short exercises (2750 words): 50% + Examination (2
hours): 40% + Class participation/attendance: 10%
Preliminary reading
- Taylor A J P The Second World War: An illustrated history Penguin,
1976
Prescribed texts
- Bell P M H The origins of the Second World War in Europe Longman,
1986
- Iriye A The origins of the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific
Longman, 1987
- Keegan J The Second World War Penguin, 1990
Recommended texts
- Calvocoressi P and others Total war (2 vols), rev. 2nd edn, Penguin,
1989
- Overy R J The origins of the Second World War Longman, 1987
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