This unit has been discontinued.
Introduction
A political, social and economic study of Europe in the era of the Cold War, from the end of the Second World War to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Topics include: post-war reconstruction and the Marshall Plan; the emergence of the 'Iron Curtain' and the Sovietisation of Eastern Europe; popular culture, social developments and rising prosperity in the West; the nature and policies of the respective Western European and Eastern-Bloc governments; the formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact; the role of espionage and subversion; popular dissent and governmental responses in the East and West (eg Hungary 1956, the Prague Spring, and Paris 1968); the issue of nuclear arms and their deployment; diplomacy within and between the Western and Eastern States; efforts at European Integration through such institutions as the European Community; the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the ending of the Cold War.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Cold War Europe, 1945-1991 |
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| Unit code | HTA210 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Humanities |
| Discipline | History and Classics |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
25 points at Introductory level in any discipline in any faculty
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On Campus: 2 x 1hr lectures weekly, 1 x 1hr tutorial fortnightly Off Campus: Instructional package and web dependent |
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| Assessment | On Campus: 2,500-word essay (40%), 500 word written exercise (10%), tutorial participation (10%), 2-hr exam (40%). Off Campus: 2,500-word essay (40%), 500 word written exercise (10%), on-line participation (10%), 2-hr exam (40%). |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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