MVZ181 History of the United States in 19th Century

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Hutečka, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 P52
Prerequisites
At least a passive knowledge of English language is necessary for the completion of the course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The overall goal of the course is to acquaint the students with the internal evolution of the United States of America as well as with the development of their position in the international system throughout the 19th century (with emphasis on the period of 1789-1865). Attention will be devoted to the United States in relation to the great powers and surrounding countries (in the case of expansion) on the background of the internal political and social development as well as to the process of the formation of the American state and national identity, which resulted in the division of the country and Civil war. Due to its importance the Civil war will be the emphasis of the seminars and students will be able to look into the internal and foreign policies of the Union and the Confederation, their mutual relations (political contacts as well as the war itself), and into other aspects of the military conflict which redefined the status of the USA and enabled their current position in the world.
Syllabus
  • Program:
  • 1. Introduction: From colonization to revolution
  • 2. The modernization process and its consequences
  • Text: James M. McPHERSON, Ordeal by Fire, s. 5-24
  • 3. Slavery
  • George FITZHUGH, Failure of Free Society, s. 244-258 Robert E. LEE, dopis o otroctví, prosinec 1856 Mary B. CHESNUT, A Diary from Dixie, výběr Frederick DOUGLASS, Slyším truchlivý nářek milionů William Lloyd GARRISON, Address to the Colonization Society Harriet Beecher STOWE, Uncle Tom's Cabin (základní děj)
  • 4. Internal and foreign policy, 1789-1820
  • Text: Thomas JEFFERSON, Kentucky Resolutions Alien and Sedition Acts
  • 5. Internal and foreign policy, 1820-1850
  • Text: John L. O'SULLIVAN a „Manifest Destiny“ John C. CALHOUN, South Carolina Exposition and Protest
  • 6. Crisis and secession, 1850-1861
  • Text: Abraham LINCOLN, A House Divided
  • 7. Union: Internal and foreign policy
  • Text: Abraham LINCOLN, The Gettysburg Address korespondence Greeley - Lincoln, srpen 1862
  • 8. Confederation: Internal and foreign policy
  • Text: James H. HAMMOND, Cotton Is King Speech srovnání ústavy USA a CSA
  • 9. War: military operations, media and politics
  • 10. War: armies, motivation and reality
  • Text: Stephen CRANE, The Red Badge of Courage (dostupné na http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/73) Český překlad viz CRANE, Rudý odznak odvahy, Praha 1958
  • 11. Reconcilliation process: the unification of the USA
  • Alan T. NOLAN, Anatomie mýtu
  • 12. Final discussion and exam
Literature
  • HUTEČKA, Jiří. Země krví zbrocená : americká občanská válka, 1861-1865. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2008, 564 s. ISBN 9788071069553. info
  • HUTEČKA, Jiří. Generál a jeho historikové : Robert E. Lee a americká historiografie. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2005, 220 s. ISBN 8024410893. info
  • RAKOVÁ, Svatava and Josef OPATRNÝ. USA. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2003, 255 s. ISBN 8072771574. info
  • OPATRNÝ, Josef. Válka Mohykánů : sedmiletá válka v Americe. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2000, 386 s. : i. ISBN 80-7277-008-X. info
  • MCPHERSON, James M. Battle cry of freedom : the civil war era. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988, 904 s. ISBN 0195038630. info
  • OPATRNÝ, Josef. Válka Severu proti Jihu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1986, 269 s. info
Assessment methods
Requirements for credit acquirement:
1.) active participation in individual seminars
2.) the fulfillment of seminar tasks
3.) writen exam (essay type questions; min. requirement of 60%)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
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