HIAb09od General History in the 20th Century

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Haváč, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Václav Kaška, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Denisa Nečasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Němec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Denisa Nečasová, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 B2.44, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
HIAb08u Introduction to Modern Hist.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 9/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • History (programme FF, B-HI_) (2)
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to present the most significant historical events and phenomena of the 20th century, with a focus on European developments.
Learning outcomes
After graduating  the course, students will be able to: explain the significance of major events in European historical development and explain the characteristics of major social processes and phenomena. Students will understand the issues at hand, be able to place them in a broader context, and interpret them.
Syllabus
World War I. The Paris Peace Treaty and the new post-war order. International politics in the interwar period. The Soviet Revolution. Developments in Central Europe. World War II. The aftermath of World War II. The Cold War. The emergence of the Eastern Bloc and its historical development. The emergence of the Western Bloc and its historical development. The collapse of the Soviet Bloc.
Literature
    required literature
  • LEMBERG, Hans. Porozumění : Češi - Němci - východní Evropa : 1848-1948. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2000, 350 s. ISBN 8071063908. info
  • VINEN, Richard. Evropa dvacátého století. Translated by Monika Vosková - Vladimír Novák. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2007, 556 s. ISBN 9788070217351. info
  • HOBSBAWM, E. J. Věk extrémů : krátké 20. století 1914-1991. Translated by Jana Pečírková - Petr Štěpánek. Vyd. 2. Praha: Argo, 1998, 627 s. ISBN 9788025703021. info
    recommended literature
  • KŘEN, Jan. Dvě století střední Evropy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2005, 1109 s. ISBN 8072036122. info
  • VYKOUKAL, Jiří P.; Bohuslav LITERA and Miroslav TEJCHMAN. Východ :vznik, vývoj a rozpad sovětského bloku 1944-1989. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2000, 860 s. ISBN 80-85983-82-6. info
  • LUŇÁK, Petr. Západ : Spojené státy a Západní Evropa ve studené válce. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 1997, 460 s. : i. ISBN 80-85983-29-X. info
  • BRANDES, Detlef. Cesta k vyhnání :1938-1945 : plány a rozhodnutí o "transferu" Němců z Československa a z Polska. Translated by Petr Dvořáček. V čes. jaz. vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 2002, 499 s. ISBN 80-7260-070-2. info
  • GILBERT, Felix and David Clay LARGE. Konec evropské éry : dějiny Evropy 1890-1990. Translated by Michal Mocek. První vydání. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2003, 654 stran. ISBN 8020408878. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion
Assessment methods
Writen examination aimed at checking the student’s ability to connect relevant facts into logical relations.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
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