This course includes a summery of the world history during the second half of the 19th century , the First World War , its causes , its battles and its results , the league of Nations and political Settlements after the 1st World War . Totalitarian regimes in Russia , Italy and Germany and their effects on Europe and the world , the national liberation movements in Asia and Africa during the inter-two world wars period , are also included . The 2nd World War its causes , its battles and its results , the decolonisation process in Asia and Africa , the cold War between the Capitalist and the Socialist camps ( 1947 – 1991 ) , armaments’ racing and military alliances are also studied in this course . The collapse of the Soviet Union and the East European Countries and the rise of the new world system , including globalization are included.