MVZb2089 Czechoslovak Foreign Policy in 1918-1948

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Vladimír Černý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Adriana Ilavská, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Vladimír Černý, 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
Tue 10:00–11:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! MVZ189 Czechosl. For. Pol. 1918-1948 && !NOW( MVZ189 Czechosl. For. Pol. 1918-1948 )
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 78 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 39/78, only registered: 0/78
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject will focus on a detailed analysis of the Czechoslovak foreign policy during the so-called First and Second Republic, Nazi occupation and the first years after the war until 1948. On successful completion of the course, students will get a review of the development of the foreign policy in the given period. In particular, they will be able to characterize the most important historical figures, to analyze the trends and events leading to the establishment of the First Czechoslovak Republic, to evaluate the 20 years of its existence, and to explain its end in 1938-1939 and its re-establishment after World War II.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to characterize the most important historical figures, to analyze the trends and events leading to the establishment of the First Czechoslovak Republic, to evaluate the 20 years of its existence, and to explain its end in 1938-1939 and its re-establishment after World War II.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory lesson, review of the subject.
  • 2. Foreign resistance in 1914-1918 and the establishment of the independent Czechoslovak Republic.
  • 3. Czechoslovakia at the peace conference in Paris and the creation of the republic borders in 1918-1920.
  • 4. The establishment of the Little Entente (Malá dohoda), the relations with the neighboring countries and the conference in Locarno.
  • 5. Foreign policy in the late 1920s.
  • 6. The economical crisis and the integration projects in Central Europe.
  • 7. National minorities in Czechoslovakia and the foreign political aspects of their problems.
  • 8. The critical year of 1938.
  • 9. Foreign policy during the so-called Second Czechoslovak Republic.
  • 10. Czechoslovak political exiles and the efforts fo the annulment of the Munich Treaty in 1939-1942.
  • 11. Foreign resistance and the efforts for the re-establishment of the independent state in 1943-1945.
  • 12. The concept and possibilities of foreign policy in the postwar world in 1945-1948.
Literature
    required literature
  • DEJMEK, Jindřich. Zrod nové Evropy : Versailles, St-Germain, Trianon a dotváření poválečného mírového systému. Praha: Historický ústav, 2011, 517 stran. ISBN 9788072861880. info
  • DEJMEK, Jindřich. Československo : dějiny státu. První vydání. Praha: Libri, 2018, 951 stran. ISBN 9788072775729. info
  • GEBHART, Jan and Jan KUKLÍK. Druhá republika 1938-1939 : svár demokracie a totality v politickém, společenském a kulturním životě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2004, 315 s. ISBN 8071856266. info
  • CHURAŇ, Milan. Postupim a Československo : mýtus a skutečnost. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2001, 157 s. ISBN 8072770624. info
  • KLIMEK, Antonín and Eduard KUBŮ. Československá zahraniční politika 1918-1938 :kapitoly z dějin mezinárodních vztahů. Praha: Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku, 1995, 115 s. ISBN 80-85241-88-9. info
  • KUKLÍK, Jan. Londýnský exil a obnova československého státu, 1938-1945 : právní a politické aspekty obnovy Československa z hlediska prozatímního státního zřízení ČSR v emigraci. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 175 s. ISBN 8071846651. info
  • MARÈS, Antoine. Edvard Beneš od slávy k propasti : drama mezi Hitlerem a Stalinem. Translated by Helena Beguivinová. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2016, 372 stran. ISBN 9788025718957. info
  • PROKŠ, Petr. Československo a nová Evropa : mezinárodní souvislosti vzniku a formování samostatného Československa (1914-1918/1919-1920). Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2022, 467 stran. ISBN 9788020033147. info
    recommended literature
  • DEJMEK, Jindřich. Historik v čele diplomacie: Kamil Krofta : studie z dějin československé zahraniční politiky v letech 1936-1938. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 397 s. ISBN 8071845930. info
  • DEJMEK, Jindřich. Nenaplněné naděje : politické a diplomatické vztahy Československa a Velké Británie od zrodu První republiky po konferenci v Mnichově (1918-1938). Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 495 s. ISBN 8024607093. URL info
  • DEJMEK, Jindřich. Edvard Beneš : politická biografie českého demokrata. Edited by Edvard Beneš. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2006, 631 s. ISBN 8024612240. URL info
  • DEJMEK, Jindřich. Edvard Beneš : politická biografie českého demokrata. Edited by Edvard Beneš. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2008, 790 s. ISBN 9788024614731. URL info
  • KUČERA, Jaroslav. "Žralok nebude nikdy tak silný" : československá zahraniční politika vůči Německu 1945-1948. 2. přeprac. a rozš. vyd.,. Praha: Argo, 2005, 200 s. ISBN 8072036483. info
  • KUKLÍK, Jan and Jan NĚMEČEK. In the shadow of the fasces. Prague: Institute of History, 2019, 259 stran. ISBN 9788072863518. info
  • NĚMEČEK, Jan. Československo-sovětská smlouva 1943. Praha: Historický ústav, 2014, 209 s. ISBN 9788072862375. info
  • SLÁDEK, Zdeněk. Malá dohoda 1919-1938 : její hospodářské, politické a vojenské komponenty. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 297 s. ISBN 8071848204. info
  • VORÁČEK, Emil. V zájmu velmoci : Československo a Sovětský svaz 1918-1948. Vydání první. Praha: Historický ústav, 2019, 676 stran. ISBN 9788072863471. info
Teaching methods
The course is carried out by the combination of lectures and seminars. The aim of seminar papers is to improve the ability of students to analyze issues of the Czechoslovak foreign policy in the period of 1918-1948 and to work with primary and secondary sources. Readings serve to broaden and deepen the spectrum of knowledge students acquire during lectures.
Assessment methods
The classification will include the evaluation of students' essays on given topics (at least 18,000 characters). The final exam will be in the form of a written test examining the students' elementary knowledge of the subject. Overall assessment is composed of the final examination (40 points), midterm written examination (10 points) and essay (10 points). To successfully complete the course, students have to achieve at least 40 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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