M.A. (Composite History) Semester I History of Europe, Renaissance to 1789 1. Renaissance 2. Reformation and Counter Reformation I 1. The Thirty Years war 2. Age of Louis XIV II 1. Conflict between King and Parliament and the growth of Parliamentary democracy in England 2. Industrial Revolution in England and Europe V 1. Revolt of American colonies 2. The Age of Enlightenment South Asia and East Asia in nineteenth century 1. Indian Renaissance 2. Revolt of 1857 3. Constitutional Development I 1. Growth of Nationalism 2. Ceylon, 1860-1900 II 1. Canton Trade 2. Opium Wars 3. Taiping Rebellion and Semi-colonization of China 4. Boxer Rebellion and 100 Days Reforms V 1. Opening and modernization of Japan
2. Meiji Restoration and Meiji Constitution 3. China, Japan and Korea Semester II 1. The French Revolution 2. The Napoleonic Era I 1. The Age of Congresses 2. The Revolution of 1830 and 1848 II 1. The growth of Socialism 2. The Eastern Question V 1. Second Napoleonic Empire 2. Unification of Germany and Italy History of Europe, 1789-1870 (West Asia and South East Asia in the nineteenth century) 1. Persian awakening 2. Reforms of Mohammed Ali and Tanzimat Reforms 3. Egypt- Reforms and Mehmat Ali and British Dominion 4. Zionism I 1. Arab awakening 2. Crimean War 3. Berlin Congress II 1. Dutch rule in Indonesia 2. French rule in Indochina 3. American rule in Philippines V 1. British Occupation of Burma 2. British rule in Malaya
3. British rule in Singapore Semester III History of Europe, 1870-1919 1. International Relations, 1870-1890 2. International Relations, 1890-1904 I 1. International Crisis, 1904-1914 2. First World War, 1914-1918 II 1. The Third French Republic 2. Imperialism and colonialism V 1. Bismarck and growth of German Empire 2. Technological revolution 1870-1914. 3. Growth of Socialism South Asia and Far East in the twentieth century 1. Partition of Bengal and its aftermath 2. Constitutional development in India, 1909-1935. 3. Militant nationalist movement, 1897-1930 4. Gandhian philosophy and political movements 5. Growth of Muslim Separatism, 1900-1940. 6. Creation of Indian Republic and Pakistan I 1. South Asia at the end of World War II 2. India after independence 3. India and its neighbours 4. Creation of Bangla Desh 5. Post World War Sri Lanka 6. Political instability, Militancy, Terrorism in South Asia and SAARC. II 1. China: Republicanism, Communism and World War II 2. Cultural Revolution of 1966 and Post Mao China 3. Modernization in China V 1. Japan: Militarism and Imperialism 2. Japan in World War II
3. Post War Japan Semester IV History of Europe, 1919-1945 1. Paris Peace Settlement and resulting Treaties 2. League of Nations 3. International Relations, 1919-1929 4. International relations, 1929-1939 I 1. Reparation 2. Disarmament 3. The Great Economic Depression 4. European society between 1919-1939. II 1. Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917. 2. Totalitarianism in Germany and Italy 3. Totalitarianism in Spain 4. Stalin s Russia V 1. World War II 2. Origin of decolonization 3. UNO 4. Legacy of World War II 5. West Asia and South East Asia in the twentieth century 1. Turkey: Pan Turkism, First World War and Kamal Pasha 2. Persian Revolution and modernization 3. Militant nationalist movement, 1897-1930 4. Birth of Israel I 1. Egypt and Age of Nasser and Anwar Sadat 2. Israel: Ben Gurion Era, Rise and Fall of Labour Rule, Era of Likud and Rabin
3. Arab-Israel wars of 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973-74. 4. OPEC and Oil Politics 5. Iran: Reza Shah, Islamic Republic and Rafsanjani, Khatami 6. Iraq: Post war reconstruction and social upheaval, 1945-58, Revolution of 1858 and 1968, Saddam Hussein. 7. Iran-Iraq war, Gulf War, US invasion of Iraq 8. New Palestinian state. II 1. Nationalism in Burma 2. Nationalism in Indonesia 3. Nationalism in Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh 4. Nationalism in Philippines. V 1. Burma: U Nu, Ne Win, SLORC 2. Philippines: Quezón, Roxas, Magsaysay, Hukbulahap, Marcos, Acquino, Ramos, Estrada, Macapagal. 3. Vietnam war, USA in Vietnam and Birth of United Vietnam Paper V Viva Voce