FSS:POLb1002 Modern Political History - Course Information

POLb1002 Modern Political History

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Providers of Specific teaching support

Lucie Sobotková (zapisovatel)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Wed 10:00–11:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! POL116 Modern political history && !NOW( POL116 Modern political history ) && !OBOR(SODE)
Předmět není doporučen pro studenty studijního programu Soudobých dějin s ohledem na fakt, že v průběhu studia absolvují částečně podobně zaměřené kursy.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 198/200, only registered: 5/200, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 3/200

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Security and Strategic Studies (programme FSS, B-BSS) (6)
• Security & Strategic Studies (programme FSS, B-GK)
• Security & Strategic Studies (programme FSS, B-HE) (2)
• Security & Strategic Studies (programme FSS, B-HS)
• Security & Strategic Studies (programme FSS, B-KS) (2)
• Security & Strategic Studies (programme FSS, B-MS)
• Security & Strategic Studies (programme FSS, B-PL) (2)
• Security & Strategic Studies (programme FSS, B-PS) (2)
• Security & Strategic Studies (programme FSS, B-SO) (2)
• Security & Strategic Studies (programme FSS, B-SP) (2)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-GK)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-HE) (2)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-HS)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-KS) (2)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-MS) (2)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-PL) (3)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-POL) (9)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-PS) (2)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-SO) (2)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-SP) (2)
• Public Policy and Human Resources (programme FSS, B-PL) (2)

Course objectives

The course deals with political history of the 20th century.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to describe modern political history of important European countries, the USA and China, and also interpret key moments and phenomenona of world politics during 20th century.

Syllabus

• 1) World War I; 2) Russian Civil War and Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s; 3) Germany: Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Democracy and Hitler's Rise to Power; 4) World War II; 5) The Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc after 1945; 6) West Germany; 7) Poland after WWII and collapse of Eastern Bloc; 8) France; 9) the USA from World War I to the Vietnam War; 10) China; 11) The USA, Europe and the world after the Cold War.

Literature

required literature
• Raková, S. – Opatrný, J.: USA. Praha 2003, s. 153-208.
• Kershaw, I. (2019): Na horské dráze. Evropa v letech 1950-2017. Praha: Argo, s. 40-48, 80-91, 100-106, 110-127, 134-150, 229-251, 259-264, 285-288, 315-342, 359-368, 384-393
• Nálevka, V.: Světová politika ve 20. století. Praha 2000, s. 37-41, 56-60, 69-71.
• Kershaw, I. (2017): Do pekel a zpět. Evropa 1914-1949. Praha: Argo, s. 37-85, 89-95, 114-126, 144-153, 161-165, 175-182, 190-211, 229-231, 239-250, 255-263, 300-351, 374-377, 448-452, 461-481

Teaching methods

lectures, reading, class discussion

Assessment methods

Midterm test and final test.

Language of instruction

Czech

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