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HUM-248(a): History of international relations

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A la lumière de l'histoire de la Guerre froide globale, ce cours familiarise les étudiant.e.s avec les méthodes d'histoire et avec l'analyse critique de sources primaires.

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Instructor

Janick Marina Schaufelbuehl

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/history-of-international-relations-HUM-248-A

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/HUM-248_a

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Summary

A la lumière de l'histoire de la Guerre froide globale, ce cours familiarise les étudiant.e.s avec les méthodes d'histoire et avec l'analyse critique de sources primaires.

Lectures

Instructor

Janick Marina Schaufelbuehl

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/history-of-international-relations-HUM-248-A

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/HUM-248_a

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Lectures in this course (4)

The Cold War: Ideologies and Nuclear Weapons

Explores the Cold War ideologies, nuclear weapons, and historical events.

The Cold War: Origins, Blocus de Berlin, and Korean War

Explores the origins of the Cold War, blocus de Berlin, and the Korean War, highlighting major events and shifts in power dynamics.

McCarthyism and CIA Interventions

Delves into McCarthyism, CIA interventions, and the Congo Crisis in the 1950s and 1960s.

Vietnam War: From Bay of Pigs to Vietnam Conflict

Explores the Cuban revolution, the Vietnam War casualties, US support for Vietnam, military strategies, and the eventual defeat of South Vietnam.

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