SECTION THREE: MAJOR
ISSUES IN WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1945.
The objectives of this section of the
syllabus are to enable the student to:
- Explain
the rise of the USA as the leading capitalist power
- Analyse
the various manifestations of new imperialism
- Explain
the factors, which led to the emergence of the USSR as a world power from the
1940’s.
- Evaluate
the impact of the USSR on international political and economic issues
- Explain
the factors which led to the rise of the People’s Republic of China
- Assess
the impact of the People’ Republic of China on international and economics
issues.
- Explain
the emergence and practice of socialism in other Third World countries.
- Account
for the emergence of the Third World.
- Explain
the problem of neo-colonialism and analyse its various manifestations.
MAJOR ISSUES IN WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1945
1.
NEW IMPERIALISM AND THE DOMINANCE OF
THE U.S.A.
a.
U.S.A. and Europe
b.
The role of USA in the World War
c.
The postdam Agreement of 1945
d.
Changes in the US economy since 1945
e.
US aid programme to Europe (Marshall Plan)
f.
The US and Japan
g.
The role of multinational corporations
h.
Changes in European economies since 1945
i.
The USA as the guardian of New Imperialism
2.
CONSOLIDATION OF SOCIALISM
a.
The emergency of USSR as a Socialist World Power
b.
The USSR and the Eastern Bloc
c.
The USSR internal affairs from 1945 to the late 1980’s
d.
Relations between the USSR, Western Europe and USA from
1945 to the late 1980’s
e.
The China Societ relations (or Sino Soviet relations )
f.
USSR’s relations with the
Third World from 1945 to late 1980’s
3.
THE CRISIS OF SOCIALISM AS A WORLD WIDE SYSTEM FROM LATE 1980’S
a.
Political and economic factors
b.
Emergence of ‘Perestroika’
and ‘glasnost’
c.
Disintegration and collapse
of the communism states in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
d.
Impact of the crisis of socialism on East-West relations
e.
Impact of the crisis of socialism on the third World
4.
THE RISE OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA
a.
Background to the Chinese Revolution of 1949
b.
Political and economic development in China since 1949
5.
SOCIALISM IN OTHER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
a.
Development of socialism in North Korea and
North Vietnam
b.
Development of socialism in Cuba and Nicaragua
c.
Development of Socialism
Mozambique, Angola and Ethiopia, in the 1970’s and 1980
d.
Development of Socialism in other African nations
( up to 1990)
6.
THE THIRD WORLD.
a.
Emergency of the Third World
b.
The problems of political and economic integration.
c.
Organization for cooperation
d.
The problems of Unity
7.
NEO-COLONIALISM AND THE
PROBLEM OF UNDER DEVELOPMENT
a.
Characteristics of underdevelopment
8.
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
a.
The United nations Organization (UNO)
b.
The Commonwealth of nations and the French Community
c.
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
9.
WORLD PEACE
a.
The arms race and disarmament
b.
The Cold War
c.
Apartheid and Zionism
