MVZ413 Selected Issues of History of International Relations in the 20th Century

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 15:15–16:45 exP21
Prerequisites
Students are expected to be able to study Czech and English written literature.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 67 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/67, only registered: 0/67
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course deals with selected issues of the history of international relations. On successful completion of the course, students will broaden and deepen their knowledge in selected issues of the history of international relations, improve their ability to present a coherent, rational and factually correct justification of historical events in the history of international relations, and improve their ability to interpret the history of international relations in the 20th century.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
Prohloubení znalosti vybraných aspektů dějin mezinárodních vztahů.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction into the issue and with the contents of the course, award of literature and papers
  • 2) Japans rise to world power and the consequences for the system of international relations
  • 3) Colonial policy of European powers between the world wars
  • 4) The role of the Soviet Union in World War II. Involuntary change of alliances and its foreign policy consequences for post-war arrangements I.
  • 5) The role of the Soviet Union in 2nd World War II. Involuntary change of alliances and its foreign policy consequences for post-war arrangements II.
  • 6) The United States and the end of isolationistic foreign policy. Foreign policy circumstances of the entry of the United States into World War II.
  • 7) Decolonization, a comparison of European powers and their implications
  • 8) The formation and disintegration of the Soviet bloc
  • 9) Arab-Israeli wars and their impact on world politics
  • 10) Detente policy and a new German eastern policy as its part
  • 11) Trends in armament and disarmament processes during the Cold War
  • 12) Bipolarism versus economic tripolarism during the Cold War. Movements of the world economic power after 1945
  • 13) Clash of civilizations or clash of ideologies?
Literature
    required literature
  • Hoyt, E. P. (2000): Japonsko ve válce. Velký pacifický konflikt. Praha, s. 13 – 219.
  • Huf, Hans-Christian (2008): Vzestup a pád mocných říší. Frýdek Místek: Alpress, s. 15 – 82.
  • Dějiny Ruska 20. století. Edited by Andrej Borisovič Zubov, Translated by Libor Dvořák - Zuzana Soukupo. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2015, 769 s. ISBN 9788025709641. info
  • FERGUSON, Niall. Civilizace : Západ a zbytek světa. Translated by Emanuel Geissler. Vyd. 1. Praha: Dokořán, 2014, 347 s. ISBN 9788073636067. info
  • Dějiny Ruska 20. století. Edited by Andrej Borisovič Zubov. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2014, 949 stran. ISBN 9788025709214. info
  • Velká vlastenecká katastrofa : tragédie roku 1941 : sborník vojensko-historických statí. Edited by A. D. Košelev. 1. vyd. Brno: Jota, 2008, 246 s. ISBN 9788072176151. info
  • CROZIER, Brian. Vzestup a pád sovětské říše. Translated by Nina Vrbovcová. 1. vyd. v čes. jazyce. Praha: BB art, 2004, 679 s. ISBN 8073413493. info
  • MURAVCHIK, Joshua. Nebe na zemi : vzestup a pád socialismu. Translated by Michael Žantovský. 1. vyd. Praha: BB art, 2003, 375 s. ISBN 8073410168. info
  • WANNER, Jan. Spojené státy a evropská válka, 1939-1945. Díl I., Pevnost Amerika : Pevnost Amerika (Variant.). Praha: Dokořán, 2001, 229 s. ISBN 80-86569-01-1. info
  • FAIRBANK, John F. Dějiny Číny. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1998, 656 s. ISBN 9788074220074. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, reading literature to broaden and deepen the knowledge acquired during lectures, utilization of position papers to analyze a subject within the course, utilization of presentations to improve presentation skills of students.
Assessment methods
Written test to the extent of required literature to at least 60% of all points, presentation or essay (9 000 characters.)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2020.
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