| Course title | General History of the 20th Century B |
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| Course code | KHI/BKH41 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 2 |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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The teaching in the combined study will be summarized in the following thematic blocks: 1.Conflicts and tensions during the Cold War 2.The Eastern Bloc and the USSR - development and crisis 3.Decolonization and regional conflicts 4.USA and Western Europe - Changes in Society and Politics Students engage in self-study on topics covered in the required literature and in particular in the course outline, on assignments given in the full-time part of the course, and on the basis of individual consultations with the teacher, either by personal consultation or electronically.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is to present the fundamental aspects of global development from the end of World War I to the collapse of the Eastern Bloc and subsequent events. The LS traces the manifestations of the Cold War, the internal development of the U.S., its foreign involvement, forms of competition with the Soviet Union, as well as the development of the USSR and the Eastern Bloc to its collapse and the subsequent wartime conflict in Yugoslavia.
The student demonstrates knowledge of the facts and key phenomena of general modern history from 1918-1953. The student is oriented to the causes and consequences of major events that influenced historical development. The student knows the basic literature on the period under study and is able to critically interpret the described phenomena. Demonstrates knowledge of causal links and understands them in a broader historical context. Can satisfactorily explain and interpret important concepts such as the Cold War, GCC, EEC, decolonisation, nuclear (dis)armament, Brezhnev Doctrine, OPEC, oil shock, perestroika, glasnost, etc. The student is able to grasp the ethical dimension of the problematic phenomena of the period and their implications for the present. |
| Prerequisites |
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None
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Oral exam. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester |
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