Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis This subject, in conjunction with HSY1150, 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 gave birth to the world we know today. HSY1160 will examine 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, and the decision to use the atomic bomb; a concluding section will deal with the reshaping of the postwar world, cold war and decolonisation, and the consolidation of the postwar order.
Assessment Essay and exercise (3000 words): 50% + Examination (2 hours): 40% + Class participation/attendance: 10%