1. French Revolution - causes, course and consequences for France and European history - "continuation" of the revolution in the Napoleonic Wars and its consequences 2. Ideological trends and social theories as a legacy of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, but also on the changes in society as a result of industrialisation. The most important currents - Liberalism, democratic movement, conservatism and socialism. 3. The most important aspects of economic development - industrialisation (technical progress, new forms of work organisation etc.) in the context of its impact on the development of society (urbanisation, transformation of social relations, labour movement, changing lifestyles etc.). 4. Nationalism, national movements - analysis of the new concept of nation from the late 18th and during the 19th century and the related process of formation of modern nations 5. European politics 1815-1848 - Congress of Vienna and its consequences - creation of a system of international dominantly anti-revolutionary relations - period of stability - Biedermeier - revolution before 1848 6. Revolutions 1848-1849 - comparison of the course in different countries and their results - struggle for civil liberties and rights, but also national rights. Social question. 7. Developments in the USA - territorial expansion, rapid economic development - conflicts with Indian tribes, the slave system and economic and interest differences between North and South. The Civil War and subsequent consolidation of great power status. 8 Unification of Germany and Italy - gradual unification of a fragmented national territory - different phases - international context. 9. The Ottoman Empire and the Balkans - the declining power of the Ottoman Empire and the national liberation movement in the Balkans. The Balkan Wars - the issue of Bosnia and Herzegovina - the key importance of the Berlin Congress - great power interests in the region. 10. Russia in the 19th century - the attempt to overcome backwardness (the Decembrists) - the impact of the Crimean War. abolition of serfdom - Zapatniks and Slavophiles - 1905 revolution - attempt to overcome crisis by Stolypin's reforms. 11. Colonialism, European politics before World War I. Comparison of colonial outbreaks and colonial possessions of European powers, but also non-European countries (Japan). Analysis of the motivations of the great powers for their colonial policies as well as the consequences for the life of the people in the colonized countries. 12. Racial theories in a new form - anti-Semitism, social Darwinism, eugenics. Sources of their origin, analysis of their basic theses, social context. 13. The transformation of everyday life, the phenomenon of leisure, the possibilities of travel, sport, etc. in the context of economic and social development. The women's question. Objectives and results of the feminist movement. 14. World War I and its causes - a comprehensive analysis.
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