| Course title | History of the 20th Century |
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| Course code | UHV/20ST |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 3 |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Versailles peace settlement. The European Powers and the formation of the new states in the Central Europe. The formation of Czechoslovakia, creation of its political system and economic basis. Foreign policy of Czechoslovakia. The Russian Revolutions. New circumstances in Russia. Results of the civil war and intervention. Europe and the USSR. Post-war crisis in Europe. Attempts at its solution - conference of Genoa. Radical movements, part I: Fascism. Roots. Italy. Germany. Fascism and other extremist right-wing movements in other countries, including Czechoslovakia. Radical movements, part II: Communism. Leftist movements in Europe outside Russia. Political and economical stabilization in the mid-20s. Locarno. Central Europe and Czechoslovakia in the mid-1920s. The USSR in the 20s. Economical situation. The first political trials. Stalin´s personality cult. The Great Depression. Its impact on world economy and social situation. Czecholovakia. The reflecion of the Depression in economy and political relations inside the Little Entente. The influence of the depression on the development of radical movemets in Europe in the 30s. Germany - a way to the Nazi regime. The world after the Depression. The USA - F. D. Roosevelt and his "New Deal". International relations in Europe as a reflection of growing danger of Germany. Attempts at the creation of a collective security system. Appeasement politics. Drang nach Osten. The question of the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia. Aggravated situation in the world in the second half of the 30s. Japan and China. Italy and Abyssinia. Civil war in Spain and the attitude of European powers. The critical year of 1938. Anschluss of Austria. Summer in Czechoslovakia in 1938. Great powers and Munich. The Czechoslovak Second Republic. Occupation. War preparations in European states. The Second World War. Main war events. Common operation of anti-fascist coalition, conference of Teheran, Jalta and Potsdam. Participation of the Czechs and Slovaks in the war. Inland resistance and resistance abroad. War results. The first period of the cold war. The sovietization of central-east Europe. Division of Germany. The foundation of political and military units. Fight for return of democracy in post-war Czechoslovakia. Košice government. Provisory national assembly. President Beneš and his decrees. Resettlement of the Germans. Election 1946. Gottwald's government. Fights for economic policy. Non-parlamentarian means. Way to coup d'étate in February 1948. Year of crisis 1947. Controversies inside the National Front. Economic situation. International relations - Czechoslovakia and Marshall plan. Aggravation of the relationship between the democrats and the Communist Party. International and internal conditions of the fall of democracy in Czechoslovakia. A way to the dictatorship in the CSR. Steps against non-communist parties after February. Political trials. Steps against churches. The role of Soviet cousellors. Czechoslovak exile organizations. The world in the 50s. Partial political ease after Stalin's death. Soviet-American relations. China. Korean War. The fall of colonialism. Directions of development of new states. International relations in the 60s. Crisis in the Caribbean. Politics of relaxation. Gaullism in France. Czechoslovakia in the 60s. Prague Spring 1968. Normalization. Opposition groups in the CSSR. The world in the 70s. Aggravation of economies in states belonging to the Soviet block in comparison with the West. Internal development of European countries. Modern history of Israel and its relationship to Arab countries. The world in the 80s. Crisis in and fall of the Eastern block. The year 1989 in Czechoslovakia and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of this course is to introduce students to the political, cultural, and economic development in Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic, and the world in the 20th century.
Students will acquire an understanding of various events, personalities, and epochs involved in these developments, as well as an ability to make mutual connections. |
| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral examination
Credit is determined by the reading of at least 15 titles of scholarly literature connected to the history of the 20th century (at least 10 manuscripts; the rest can be longer articles from scholarly presses). At least one of the titles has to be in one of the world languages. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Humanities (2013) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): History (2013) | Category: History courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Humanities (2016) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Documental and Archival Services (2013) | Category: History courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): History (2013) | Category: History courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) | Category: History courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |