FF:AJ17055 History of the USA: 1917-1945 - Course Information

AJ17055 History of the USA: 1917-1945

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Kenneth Alfred Froehling, M.A. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek

Timetable

Thu 18:20–19:55 G31

Prerequisites (in Czech)

AJ09999 Qualifying Examination && AJ07002 Intro. to American Studies II

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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

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Course objectives

This course is a study of American history from the American entry into World War I to the end of World War II. It covers an era when the United States was briefly dominant on the international scene at the end of the World War I, only to abandon its leadership role on its own accord after 1920; in which the American people found unrivaled prosperity in the 1920s, only to struggle vainly to prevent the Great Depression of the 1930s from engulfing them-selves; where the general American wish for international isolation was confronted by the totalitarian and expansionist threats of Germany, Japan and the Soviet Union prior to Pearl Harbor in December 1941; and where the US went on to emerge triumphant after fighting in the World War II, thus becoming the strongest military and economic power in the world by 1945. Besides the above, an overview of some of the intellectual and social tensions of this period will be discussed and students will be able to see movies and documentary films which highlight the era.

Syllabus

• This course is a study of American history from the American entry into World War I to the end of World War II. It covers an era when the United States was briefly dominant on the international scene at the end of the World War I, only to abandon its leadership role on its own accord after 1920; in which the American people found unrivaled prosperity in the 1920s, only to struggle vainly to prevent the Great Depression of the 1930s from engulfing them-selves; where the general American wish for international isolation was confronted by the totalitarian and expansionist threats of Germany, Japan and the Soviet Union prior to Pearl Harbor in December 1941; and where the US went on to emerge triumphant after fighting in the World War II, thus becoming the strongest military and economic power in the world by 1945. Besides the above, an overview of some of the intellectual and social tensions of this period will be discussed and students will be able to see movies and documentary films which highlight the era.

Literature

• Behr, Edward. Prohibition: Thirteen Years that Changed America (1996)
• Arthur S. Link & William B. Catton, American Epoch--Volume II: The Age of Frank D. Roosevelt, 1921-1945, 4th ed. (1973)
• FREIDEL, Frank Burt. Franklin D. Roosevelt : a rendezvous with destiny. Boston: Little, Brown. viii, 710. ISBN 0-316-29260-5. 1990. info
• HOFSTADTER, Richard. The age of reform : from Bryan to F.D.R. New York: Vintage Books. vi, 330, x. ISBN 0-394-70095-390. 1955. info

Assessment methods

Assessment: in-class exam and an essay.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

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