Theme A
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Modernization and Transformation in Twentieth-Century Asia
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Modernization and transformation of Hong Kong
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Political and institutional changes
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Development as an international city
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Modernization and transformation of China
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Early attempts at modernisation – reforms and revolutions
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Socialist modernisation in the Maoist period and the evolution of “socialism with Chinese characteristics” in the post - Mao period
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Modernization and transformation of Japan
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Modernization in the early 20th century
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Reconstruction and growth after WWII
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Relations with other Asian countries
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Theme B
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Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World
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Major conflicts and the quest for peace
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International relations from 1900 to 1914
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The two world wars and the peace settlements
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Major conflicts after WWII and attempts to make peace
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The quest for cooperation and prosperity
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International economic cooperation
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International social cooperation
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