POLb1002 Modern Political History

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! POL116 Modern political history && !NOW( POL116 Modern political history ) && !OBOR(SODE)
Předmět není doporučen pro studenty studijního programu Soudobé dějiny s ohledem na fakt, že v průběhu studia absolvují částečně podobně zaměřené kursy.
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 210 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 209/210, only registered: 17/210, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 1/210
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course focuses on the political history of the 20th century.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to describe the modern political history of important European countries, the USA and China. They should also be able to interpret key moments and phenomena of 20th-century world politics.
Syllabus
1) World War I; 2) Russian Civil War and Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s; 3) Germany: Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Democracy and Hitler's Rise to Power; 4) World War II; 5) The Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc after 1945; 6) West Germany; 7) Poland after WWII and collapse of Eastern Bloc; 8) France; 9) the USA from World War I to the Vietnam War; 10) China; 11) The USA, Europe and the world after the Cold War.
Literature
    required literature
  • Raková, S. – Opatrný, J.: USA. Praha 2003, s. 153-208.
  • Kershaw, I. (2019): Na horské dráze. Evropa v letech 1950-2017. Praha: Argo, s. 40-48, 80-91, 100-106, 110-127, 134-150, 229-251, 259-264, 285-288, 315-342, 359-368, 384-393
  • Kershaw, I. (2017): Do pekel a zpět. Evropa 1914-1949. Praha: Argo, s. 37-85, 89-95, 114-126, 144-153, 161-165, 175-182, 190-211, 229-231, 239-250, 255-263, 300-351, 374-377, 448-452, 461-481
Teaching methods
lectures, reading, class discussion
Assessment methods
Midterm test and final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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