HIAb09a General History in the 20th Century

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Němec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Dvořák, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:40 B2.32, except Wed 17. 4.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
HIAb08u Introduction to Modern Hist.
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 22 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 12/22, only registered: 0/22
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • History (programme FF, B-HI_) (2)
Course objectives
The course focuses on inter-war and post-war period of history of the central-european countries, in particular Austria, Hungary, Poland compared with the same period of Czechoslovakian history. Special attention is paid to the problems and the policies toward ethnic minorities and to the relations between states and non-ruling ethnic groups in general.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to understand and to explain the political development as well as the main trends of the social and economic changes of the region.
Syllabus
  • Defining of the Central Europe. Concepts of the central-europaen modern history.
  • Peacemaking 1919-1922 and constitution of the new countries as the result of the WWI and dissolution of the Habsburg Monarchy.
  • Nation, nationality, nationalism. The question of ethnic minorities, mutual teritorial claims.
  • Political development, political systems and parties. Rising of totalitarianism. Dictatorship in Central Europe.
  • Economy development. The great economic depression and its results.
  • Foreign policy and mutual realtions of the central-european countries.
  • The Central Europe during the WWII.
  • Rising of communists power. Constitution and consolidation of the Soviet bloc.
Literature
    required literature
  • KŘEN, Jan. Dvě století střední Evropy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2005, 1109 s. ISBN 8072036122. info
  • LEMBERG, Hans. Porozumění :Češi - Němci - východní Evropa : 1848-1948. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2000, 350 s. ISBN 80-7106-390-8. info
    recommended literature
  • DAVIES, Norman. Polsko : dějiny národa ve středu Evropy. Translated by Miroslava Valentová - Aleš Valenta. V českém jazyce vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 2003, 481 s. ISBN 8072600834. info
  • BRANDES, Detlef. Cesta k vyhnání :1938-1945 : plány a rozhodnutí o "transferu" Němců z Československa a z Polska. Translated by Petr Dvořáček. V čes. jaz. vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 2002, 499 s. ISBN 80-7260-070-2. info
  • BLAIVE, Muriel. Promarněná příležitost :Československo a rok 1956. Translated by Marcela Poučová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 2001, 481 s. ISBN 80-7260-053-2. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, homework, reading.
Assessment methods
Credit. Seminar paper on given topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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