De2BK_OD20 History 20th Century

Faculty of Education
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0/3.3. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. František Čapka, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Vaculík, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Vaculík, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Kamil Štěpánek, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Fri 3. 3. 9:20–18:20 učebna 41, Fri 31. 3. 9:20–18:20 učebna 37, Fri 7. 4. 9:20–18:20 učebna 12, Fri 28. 4. 9:20–18:20 učebna 41
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
At the end of this course student will be able to orientate himself in the period after the WWI. (1918-1938) that meant the growth of nationalism in various forms of fascism and on the other hand the growth of communism in Soviet Russia (USSR) and the Communist Parties in various countries in the world. Student will be able to create the "picture" of the democratical Czechoslovakia and its fight for existence.
Learning outcomes
They acquire knowledge of historical processes, facts and phenomena. It can characterize the key features of historical development. Student will be able to orientate after the First World War (summer 1918-1939) and will be able to describe the causes of the creation of totalitarian regimes and reasons leading to the II. world war.
Syllabus
  • 1. Versailles peace. 2. Revolution and civil war in Russia. 3. Republic of Weimar. 4. Successional states. 5. Italian fascism. 6. Third imperium. 7. Stalin`s Russia. 8. Western democracies. 9. Czechoslovakia in post-war Europe. 10. Economic face of Czechoslovakia. 11. Life in the First Republic. 12. Democracy defends - the fight against Czechoslovakia. 13. From the Second Republic to the Protectorate.
Literature
  • VACULÍK, Jaroslav: Přehled světových dějin v letech 1917-1945. Brno: MU, 2002. 177 s. ISBN 80-210-2772-X.
  • MORAVCOVÁ, Dagmar – BĚLINA, Pavel: Kapitoly z dějin mezinárodních vztahů 1914-1941. Praha: ISE, 1998. 219 s. ISBN 80-86130-04-5.
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation in the form of lectures, power-point presentations, discussions, film productions etc.
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 40k.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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