Course Name Lecturer Semester Course Level Credit

History of International Relations Ⅰ Yoshihiko MIZUMOTO First 3 - 4 2

Course Topic

International political history of Europe after WWII Course Objective/Theme To overview the development of international political history of Europe after WWII. Additional objective is for students to become able to analyze present international politics of Europe based on its historical background.

Course Outline We will overview the development of international politics in Europe after WWII (1939－1991). Europe became the central stage of the Cold War after WWII. Over what issues, and how, did the power struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union take place? How were European countries involved in the Cold War and how did they try to overcome it? From these points of view, I will analyze the interaction between the power politics of the U.S. and the Soviet Union and international politics of European countries. Course Schedule １．Introduction ２．Development of WWII （１）：”appeasement,” the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, and formation of a “grand alliance” ３．Development of WWII （２）：summit meetings during the war, atomic bombs, the end of war ４．Antagonism concerning the visions after the war and the birth of the Cold War：conflict about Poland and the Eastern Mediterranean region (the Cold War between the U. K. and the Soviet Union?), and the Truman administration’s hardening policy against the Soviet Union ５．The Division of Europe （１）：the Truman Doctrine, the European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan), and the birth of NATO ６．The Division of Europe （２）：beginning of the unification of Western Europe, from the foreign ministers’ conference in Berlin to the Geneva Summit, and Western Germany’s accession to NATO. ７．State of competitive coexistence：”1956 as the turning point,”the Sputnik crisis, and the Second Berlin Crisis ８．Germination of detente：the Cuban missile crisis, escalation of confrontation between China and the Soviet Union. ９．Arrival of détente era： détente between the U. S. and the Soviet Union, establishment of CSCE, and birth and enlargement of EC １０．Breakup of détente： the issue of SS-20 deployment, and the USSR’s invasion to Afghanistan １１．Birth of the new Cold War：Reagan’s policy against the USSR, anti-nuclear movement in Western Europe, and activities of “Solidarity” in Poland １２．Toward the end of the Cold War：reforms of Gorbachev and their influences, INF Treaty, and Eastern European revolution １３．End of the Cold War：Unification of Germanys, the Gulf War, and collapse of the USSR １４．Summary １５．Exam

Grading Method The grade will be calculated based on the student’s attendance （30 points;will be checked 5 times during the semester） and the final exam （70 points）. Textbook(s)

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Reference(s) Takuya SASAKI (ed.) Sengo amerika gaikou shi (History of American Diplomacy after WWII), Yuhikaku ARMA Hirotaka WATANABE (ed.) Yoroppa kokusai kankeishi-hanei to choraku, soshite saisei (History of International Relations of Europe: Prosperity, Decline, and Rebirth), Yuhikaku ARMA Other Since this course will limit its discussion to international politics of Europe after WWII, I would recommend students who are interested in other regions to take “History of International Relations II“ as well.