Course: Modern political history

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Course title Modern political history
Course code KFHS/B387
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kocian Jiří, prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1. New international order in Europe and the world 1918-1938. 2. Fascism and communism in interwar Europe. 3. The Munich crisis of 1938. 4. The Second World War and its consequences for the new international order. 5. The Cold War. 6. Consolidation of the Euro-Atlantic alliance. 7. Sovietization of Central and Eastern Europe. 8. Great Power Balance Strategy. 9. Military conflicts of the second half of the 20th century. 10. Transformations of détente in the 1960s-1980s. 11. Decommunization of Central and Eastern Europe. 12. Europe and the world at the beginning of the new millennium. 13. Culture and lifestyle after 1945.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
Students will gain knowledge of political history in a broader international context in the 20th century, the interpretation will focus mainly on the period after 1945. The course will cover key events, facts, conflicts, international treaties and agreements, the emergence of superpower blocs European but also world international politics. The main actors of this event will be clearly reminded.
The student is able to use professional terminology. The student is able to explain the periodization of modern European history of the 20th century. The student is able to characterize the key events of modern political history. The student is able to clarify the influence of basic historical changes in the 20th century on Czech (resp. Czechoslovak) political history. The student will be able to explain the circumstances of the fall of communism in Europe.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To successfulyl complete of the course requires completion of the exam in the form of a written knowledge test.
Recommended literature
  • Dějiny evropské civilizace II. Praha - Litomyšl, 1995.
  • Dějiny 20. století. Encyklopedie politického, ekonomického a kulturního dění. Praha, 1994.
  • Běla Plechanovová a kol. Kapitoly z dějin mezinárodních vztahů: 1941-1995. Praha, 1998.
  • Cuhra, Jaroslav, Ellinger, Jiří, Gjuričová, Adéla, Smetana, Vít. České země v evropských dějinách. Díl čtvrtý od roku 1918. Praha - Litomyšl, 2006.
  • Jan a Jan Kuklíkovi. Dějiny 20. století. Praha, 1995. ISBN 80-208-0367-X.
  • Křen, Jan. Dvě století střední Evropy. Praha, 2005.
  • Nálevka Vladimír. Kapitoly z dějiny studené války I. Praha, 1996.
  • Nálevka Vladimír. Světová politika I., II.. Praha, 1999.
  • Pečenka, Marek, Luňák, Petr a kol. Encyklopedie moderní historie 1789-1999. Praha, 2009.
  • Peter Teed. Moderní oxfordský slovník 20. století. Praha, 1994.
  • Václav Veber. Dějiny sjednocené Evropy. Praha, 2004.
  • Vykoukal, Jiří, Litera, Bohumil,Tejchman, Miroslav. Východ: Vznik, vývoj a rozpad sovětského bloku 1944-1989. Praha, 2000.
  • Žaloudek Karel. Encyklopedie politiky. Praha, 1996.


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