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HISTORY OF INT.
RELATIONS UPTO 1945:HISTORY

OF INT. RELATIONS
IE University
Professor: CHRIS ATANASOV KOSTOV
E-mail: catanasov@faculty.ie.edu
Academic year: 21-22

Degree course: FIRST
Semester: 1º
Category: BASIC
Number of credits: 6.0
Language: English
PREREQUISITES
There are no prerequisites for this course. However, students are expected to have some basic
knowledge of world history and geography.
SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
This course gives students a broad survey of world history with a special emphasis on modern
Europe, from the Renaissance to the end of World War II in 1945. The course focuses on
diplomatic history by covering the most essential political and military events and figures that
shaped modern Europe and the contemporary world. Yet, this course pays attention as well to key
ideologies, religions, economic and social phenomena, scientific innovations and powerful
individuals that transformed the world we live in today.
The course follows the events in a chronological order and it divides in three parts. The first part
(Sessions 1, 2, 3 & 4) gives an overview of the ancient world from Babylon, China and India to
Egypt, Greece and Rome after a short course introduction. The second part (Sessions 5 & 6) offers
a brief overview of the medieval world by focusing on medieval Europe and the indigenous
societies of Africa and the Americas. Lastly, the third part, which is the longest one, (Sessions 7-14)
focuses on modern Europe from the Renaissance to WW II as well as how the European colonial
expansion influences the rest of the world.
The course includes both synchronous sessions in class (21 in total) and asynchronous sessions
online (9 in total). Both the midterm and final exams will be face to face.
OBJECTIVES AND SKILLS

The course aims to give students the concepts, tools and confidence to analyze contemporary
world history in a more rigorous and systematic way. Students will be better able to understand the
relationship between major historical events, the role of states and non-state actors in the modern
world, and become familiar with the key debates within the subject.
METHODOLOGY
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Classes use a mixture of lectures, discussions and exercises. Discussions are based on the course
material and the assigned readings. The participation of students in these discussions is vital.
Students are also expected to prepare an individual paper of 2,000 words on a relevant topic.
Class participation
The grade reflects students’ pro-active contribution to class discussion and online task completion
assigned to asynchronous sessions. All readings are mandatory and students are expected do the
readings prior to each class. Lack of preparation, passive or zero participation and inappropriate
behavior in class (e.g. classroom disruptions, side conversations. etc.) will affect negatively the
grade.
Essay
Students have to prepare and submit an individual paper (2,000 words, 5 pages approximately) on
one of the topics previously approved by the professor. Papers must be handled in class. Up to 1-
day-late submissions will be penalized with 10% off the grade. Students should make sure that all
submitted work is their own. Plagiarism is copying or paraphrasing another’s work, whether
intentionally or otherwise, and presenting it as one’s own. Any student found responsible for
plagiarism in any peace of work submitted for assessment will be penalized by receiving a ‘0’ for
that assignment and an ethics warning. A second case of plagiarism will lead to the convening of a
university ethics committee, and failing the class.
Mid-term and final exams
Both examinations will be in-class and closed-book. The mid-term will cover the material from
Sessions 1-14 and the final exam will be on the material discussed on Sessions 16-28.
Any student found responsible for plagiarism in any peace of work submitted for assessment will be
penalized by receiving a ‘0’ for that assignment and an ethics warning. A second case of plagiarism
will lead to the convening of a university ethics committee, and failing the class.
Teaching methodology Weighting Estimated time a

student should
dedicate to prepare for
and participate in
Lectures 40.0 % 60 hours
Discussions 10.0 % 15 hours
Exercises 20.0 % 30 hours
Group work 0.0 % 0 hours
Other individual studying 30.0 % 45 hours
TOTAL 100.0 % 150 hours
PROGRAM
SESSION 1 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

Course introduction. The Rise of the State in the Ancient Middle East
Book Chapters: Chapter 2, in McKay, Hill, Buckler, Ebrey, Beck, Crowston, Wesner-Hanks. (2017).
A History of World Societies, Volume 1: To 1600. 11st. Bedford/St Martin’s. (See Bibliography)

The Rise of the State in the Ancient Middle East
Multimedia Documentation: Treaty of Kadesh (uned.es)
Multimedia Documentation: Hammurabi's Law/The Code of Hammurabi (avalon.law.yale)
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China in Antiquity
Book Chapters: Chapter 3, in McKay, Hill, Buckler, Ebrey, Beck, Crowston, Wesner-Hanks. (2017).
A History of World Societies, Volume 1: To 1600. 11st. Bedford/St Martin’s. (See Bibliography)
Multimedia Documentation: The Art of War by Sun Tzu (classics.mit.edu)

India in Antiquity
Book Chapters: Textbook: Chapter 4, in McKay, Hill, Buckler, Ebrey, Beck, Crowston, Wesner-
Hanks. (2017). A History of World Societies, Volume 1: To 1600. 11st. Bedford/St Martin’s. (See
Bibliography)
Multimedia Documentation: Excerpts from Kautilya’s Arthashastra, Books III, VI, IX-XV
(us.archive.org)

Ancient Greece
Hanks. (2017). A History of World Societies, Volume 1: To 1600. 11st. Bedford/St Martin’s (See
Bibliography)
SESSION 6 (ASYNCHRONOUS)
Ancient Greece - forum discussion
Multimedia Documentation: Excerpts from Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
(http://classics.mit.edu/)

Ancient Rome
Bibliography)
Ancient Rome - forum discussion
Multimedia Documentation: Book I from Julius Caesar, The Gallic Wars (classics,mit.edu)
Video: Pompeii: A City of the Past (Youtube)

Medieval Europe
Book Chapters: Textbook: Chapter 14, in in McKay, Hill, Buckler, Ebrey, Beck, Crowston, Wesner-
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Bibliography)
Medieval Europe - forum discussion
Multimedia Documentation: Magna Carta 1215 (avalon.law.yale)
Multimedia Documentation: The Responses of Pope Nicholas I to the Questions of the Bulgars A.D.
866 (Letter 99) (Fordham University)
Video: The Sack of Constantinople, 1204 (Youtube)
Video: The Siege of Constantinople, 717-18 (Youtube)
Video: The Knights Templar (Youtube)
SESSION 11 (LIVE ONLINE)

Africa in the Middle Ages - Video Conference
Bibliography)
Multimedia Documentation: Glimpses of the Kingdom of Ghana in 1067 CE by Al-Bakir
(web.archive.org)
The Americas in the Middle Ages - Forum Discussion
Bibliography)
Video: America before Columbus (Youtube)

Europe in the Renaissance
Bibliography)
Multimedia Documentation: Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 (avalon.law.yale)
Video: Treaty of Westphalia, 1648 (avalon.law.yale)
Book Chapters: Excerpts from Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince. Ed. W.K. Marriot. London: J.M. Dent
and Sons, 1908, pp. 117-118, 129-131. (Fordham University)
Video: Leonardo da Vinci - Inventions (Youtube)

The Reformation
Multimedia Documentation: The 95 Theses of Martin Luther (luther.de)
Video: Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms Speech (Youtube)
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MIDTERM Exam
Details and instructions will be provided in advance.
European Power and Colonial Expansion, 1500-1750 - FORUM Discussion
Bibliography)
Multimedia Documentation: An Aztec Account on the Conquest of Mexico (Fordham University)
Multimedia Documentation: Instructions for the Virginia Colony, 1606 (https://www.let.rug.nl/)
Multimedia Documentation: The New Laws of the Indies, 1542 (Fordham University)
Multimedia Documentation: Henry C Lea (1829-1909): The Inquisition in 17th-Century Peru: Cases
of Portuguese Judaizers (Fordham University)
Multimedia Documentation: Bartolome de las Casas: A Short Account of the Destruction of the
Indies, 1542 (web.archive.org)
Video: The Spanish Conquest of the Incan Empire (Youtube)
Video: Fall of Tenochtitlan (1521) (Youtube)
Video: The Meaning of the Word Canada (Youtube)

The American Revolution, 1775-1783
Bibliography)
Multimedia Documentation: Thomas Paine - Common Sense (1776) (www.let.rug.nl)
Working Paper: The Final Text of the Declaration of Independence July 4 1776 (www.let.rug.nl)

The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815
Bibliography)
Multimedia Documentation: Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes: "What is the Third Estate? [Excerpts]
(Fordham University)
Multimedia Documentation: Declaration of the Rights of Man - 1789 (avalon.law.yale)

Revolutions in the Americas, 1810-1825
Bibliography)
Multimedia Documentation: Simon de Bolivar: Message to the Congress of Angostura, 1819
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Multimedia Documentation: F. Hassaurek, How to Conduct a Latin American Revolution, 1865

Nationalism in the 19th Century
Bibliography)
Multimedia Documentation: Johann Gottlieb Fichte, “To the German Nation, 1806” (Fordham
University)
Multimedia Documentation: Giuseppe Mazzini, On Nationality, 1852 (Fordham University)
Multimedia Documentation: Theodor Herzl: On the Jewish State, 1896 (Fordham University)

The New Imperialism in Africa, 1800-1914
Bibliography)
Multimedia Documentation: Moshweshewe, Letter to Sir George Grey, 1858 [The Establishment of
Basutoland] (Fordham University)

The New Imperialism in Asia, 1800-1914
PAPER SUBMISSION ELECTRONICALLY
Multimedia Documentation: Rudyard Kipling, “The White Man’s Burden” (1899) (Fordham University)
Multimedia Documentation: Dadabhai Naoroji, “The Benefits of British Rule” (1871) (Fordham
University)

World War I
Bibliography)
Multimedia Documentation: The Peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, March 3, 1918 (The World War I
Document Archive)
Multimedia Documentation: Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points, January 8, 1918 (Fordham
University)
Multimedia Documentation: Peace Treaty of Versailles, 1919 (The World War I Document Archive)
Multimedia Documentation: The Covenant of the League of Nations, 1924 (avalon.law.yale)

The Bolshevik Revolution and its Consequences, 1917-1929
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Multimedia Documentation: Lenin: The April Theses (marxists.org)
Video: The Soviet Story (Youtube)

SESSION 25: The Great Depression, 1929-1939
Bibliography)

Totalitarianism and Authoritarianism in the 1930s
Multimedia Documentation: George Orwell, “Homage to Catalonia” (1936) (spunk.org)

World War II
Bibliography)

World War II
Multimedia Documentation: Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, August 23, 1939 (Fordham University)
Multimedia Documentation: Munich Pact September 29, 1938 (avalon.law.yale)
Multimedia Documentation: The Yalta Conference, Feb. 1945 (Fordham University)

Final Exam

Final Exam
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Compulsory
- McKay, Hill, Buckler, Ebrey, Beck, Crowston, Wesner-Hanks. (2017). A History of
World Societies, Volume 1: To 1600. 11st. Bedford/St Martin’s. ISBN
9781319059316 (Printed)
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The midterm and final exam will include the following structure
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Section A: 20 Multiple Choice Questions on the lecture material, and 5 Short Answers on the
assigned readings.
Please give only one answer to the multiple-choice questions
25 questions – 75% in total
Section B: CASE STUDY (25%)
100% in total.
Class participation
The grade reflects students’ pro-active contribution to class and forum discussions. All readings are
mandatory and students are expected do the readings prior to each class. Lack of preparation,
passive or zero participation and inappropriate behavior in class (e.g. classroom disruptions, side
conversations. etc.) will affect negatively the grade.
Essay
Students have to prepare and submit an individual paper (2,000 words, 5 pages approximately) on
one of the topics previously assigned by the professor. Papers must be handled in class. Up to 1-
day-late submissions will be penalized with 10% off the grade.
Students should make sure that all submitted work is their own. Plagiarism is copying or
paraphrasing another’s work, whether intentionally or otherwise, and presenting it as one’s own.
Any student found responsible for plagiarism in any peace of work submitted for assessment will be
penalized by receiving a ‘0’ for that assignment and an ethics warning. A second case of plagiarism
will lead to the convening of a university ethics committee, and failing the class.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
Each student has four attempts over two consecutive academic years to pass this course. For
every BIR Program mandatory class aside from the IR Unplugged and BIR Electives, students are
required to obtain the minimum grade of 5 required to pass the course. Students whose grade in
the Final Exam (or the largest assignment) is below 5 will fail the course. The rule applies to
whichever assignment carries the greatest weight to the final grade.
Dates and location of the final exam will be posted in advance and will not be changed. Students
must attend at least 70% of the sessions. Students who do not comply with the 70% attendance
rule will receive a 0.0 on their first and second attempts and go directly to the third one (they will
need to enroll in this course again the following academic year). Students who are in the third or
fourth attempt must contact the professor during the first
two weeks of the course. The Bachelor's in International Relations pursues to develop the
knowledge, skills and attitudes for bringing transformative and sustainable change in today´s world.
Therefore, all the courses follow the principles of sustainability and diversity.
Firstly, this course considers the agenda 2030 and builds upon the Sustainable Development Goals
4- Quality education, 8 - Decent work and economic growth and 9 - Industry, innovation and
infrastructure.
Secondly, this course is committed to an inclusive learning environment and looks to be enriched
and enhanced by diversity along numerous dimensions, including race, ethnicity and national
origins, gender and gender identity, sexuality, class and religion.
ATTENDANCE
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Attendance is mandatory at IE University, as it is an essential factor of IE´s learning methodology.
Each student may miss up to 30% of the sessions within a given course and still maintain the
possibility of passing that given course. This 30% “buffer” is to be used for any absences, such as:
illnesses, personal emergencies, commitments, official/governmental matters, business and/or
medical appointments, family situations, etc. Students should manage their various needs, and
situations that may arise, within that 30% buffer. If a student is absent to more than the allowed
30% of the sessions (regardless of the reason), s/he will obtain a 0.0 grade for that course in both
the ordinary and extraordinary calls of the current academic year, and s/he will have to retake the
course during the following academic year. Having established the rule, we strongly discourage to
use this buffer as granted, we highly recommend to attend 100% of the classes as it will improve
your learning outcomes, it will increase the class performance, and improve your participation
grade.
Extreme cases involving emergencies such as: extended hospitalizations, accidents, serious
illnesses and other contexts involving force majeure, are to be consulted with the Program
Management team for assessment of the situation and corresponding documentation, so that
Program Management can support and guide each student optimally.
PLAGIARISM / ACADEMIC HONESTY
Plagiarism is the dishonest act of presenting another person’s ideas, texts or words as your own.
This includes in order of seriousness of the offense:
•providing faulty sources;
•copy-pasting material from your own past assignments (self-plagiarism) without the instructor’s
permission;
•copy-pasting material from external sources even while citing them;
•using verbatim translations from sources in other languages without citing them;
•copy-pasting material from external sources without citing them;
•buying or commissioning essays from other parties;
•and receiving excessive and/or unreported help from personal tutors.
IEU students must contact the professor if they don’t know whether the use of a document
constitutes plagiarism. The professor will advise the student on how to present said material. All
written assignments have to be submitted through Turnitin, which produces a similarity report and
detects cases of plagiarism. Professors are required to check each student's academic work in
order to guarantee its originality. Students using external tutorial support should report it to the
professor and the BIR Program from the moment they begin receiving this support.
If the originality of the academic work is not clear, the professor will contact the student in order to
clarify any doubts. In the event that the meeting with the student fails to clarify the originality of the
academic work, the professor will inform the Director of the Bachelor Program about the case, who
will then decide whether to bring the case forward to the BIR Academic Review Panel. Very high
similarity scores will be automatically flagged and forwarded to the Academic Review Panel.
Plagiarism constitutes a very serious offense and may carry penalties ranging from getting a zero
for the assignment to expulsion from the university depending on the severity of the case and the
number of times the student has committed plagiarism in the past.
Criteria Percentage Comments

Class Participation 20 %
Essay 25 % Essay - 2,000 words
Midterm Exam 25 % Midterm Exam
Final Exam 30 %
PROFESSOR BIO
Professor: CHRIS ATANASOV KOSTOV
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E-mail: catanasov@faculty.ie.edu
Chris Kostov is Adjunct Professor of International Relations at IE University Madrid and Sefovia.
He earned his PhD in History and Canadian Studies from the University of Ottawa, Canada, where
he focused on modern European history and nation-building, Native studies and Canadian
migration trends. His dissertation “Contested Ethnic Identity: The Case of Macedonian Canadians
in Toronto (1940-1996)” dealt with interethnic relations and conflicts.
Prior to coming to Spain, Dr. Kostov taught history at the University of Ottawa. He was also an
invited lecturer at the University of Innsbruck, Austria and a historical researcher in the federal
government of Canada, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs.
He is the author of three books: The Communist Century: From Revolution to Decay, 1917-2000.
Explaining History, 2014. [e-book], Contested Ethnic Identity: The Case of Macedonian Canadians
in Toronto, 1900-1996 (Peter Lang, 2010) and Terror and Fear: British and American Perceptions
of the French-Indian Alliances during the Seven Years' War (Publish America, 2005), as well as
academic and encyclopedia articles and book reviews. He is an editor as well of the academic
volume Separatism and Regionalism in Modern Europe. Berlin: Logos Verlag, 2020.
Currently, his main research interest is the Cold War, the impact of the communist secret services
on the daily lives of common people in Eastern Europe and Russian propaganda in the West.
OTHER INFORMATION
Office hours: at the end of each class, or by appointment.
Contact details: catanasov@faculty.ie.edu ; phone: +34 682 447 683
CODE OF CONDUCT IN CLASS
1. Be on time: Students arriving more than 5 minutes late will be marked as “Absent”. Only students
that notify in advance in writing that they will be late for a specific session may be granted an
exception (at the discretion of the professor).
2. If applicable, bring your name card and strictly follow the seating chart. It helps faculty members
and fellow students learn your names.
3. If connecting remotely, leave video feed on at all times.
4. Do not leave the room during the lecture: Students are not allowed to leave the room during
lectures. If a student leaves the room during lectures, he/she will not be allowed to re-enter and,
therefore, will be marked as “Absent”. Only students that notify that they have a special reason to
leave the session early will be granted an exception (at the discretion of the professor).
5. Do not engage in side conversation. As a sign of respect toward the person presenting the
lecture (the teacher as well as fellow students), side conversations are not allowed. If you have a
question, raise your hand and ask it. It you do not want to ask it during the lecture, feel free to
approach your teacher after class. If a student is disrupting the flow of the lecture, he/she will be
asked to leave the classroom and, consequently, will be marked as “Absent”.
6. Use your laptop for course-related purposes only. The use of laptops during lectures must be
authorized by the professor. The use of Social Media or accessing any type of content not related
to the lecture is penalized. The student will be asked to leave the room and, consequently, will be
marked as “Absent”.
7. No cellular phones: IE University implements a “Phone-free Classroom” policy and, therefore, the
use of phones, tablets, etc. is forbidden inside the classroom. Failing to abide by this rule entails
expulsion from the room and will be counted as one absence.
8. Escalation Policy: the first time you are asked to leave the classroom it will be counted as an
absence. If it happens a second time, it will be counted as 3 absences, and an Academic Review
Panel will be consulted to discuss other possible sanctions, up to an including possible failing of
course and in extreme cases expulsion from program.
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HISTORY OF INT.

RELATIONS UPTO 1945:HISTORY

Academic year: 21-22

OBJECTIVES AND SKILLS

Teaching methodology Weighting Estimated time a

SESSION 1 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 2 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 4 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 5 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 7 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 9 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 11 (LIVE ONLINE)

SESSION 13 (LIVE ONLINE)

SESSION 14 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 17 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 18 (LIVE ONLINE)

SESSION 19 (LIVE ONLINE)

SESSION 20 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 21 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 22 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 23 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 24 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 25 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 26 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 27 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 28 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 29 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

SESSION 30 (LIVE IN-PERSON)

Criteria Percentage Comments

Professor: CHRIS ATANASOV KOSTOV

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