UHVD2010 General recent history

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Knapík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Knapík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Knapík, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
A basic understanding of international relations in the bipolar division of the world, the basic trends after 1945. Topics: causes and course of the Second World War, the development of international relations and the Cold War, European integration and the world economy, the development of the Soviet bloc. Lectures develops seminars on this issue.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction
    2. Causes of World War II and the formation of warring blocks
    3. Holocaust
    4. The struggle for the post-war world (1943-1945)
    5. Origins of the Cold War (1945-1947)
    6. "Hot" Cold War (1948-1953)
    7. "Melting" and "frost" in international relations (1953-1959)
    8. Restless "Sixties"
    9. The last two decades of the Cold War
    10. The integration process in Western Europe
    11. Formation and transformation of the Soviet bloc
    12. Understanding the post-war world economy
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BREITMAN, R. Architekt "konečného řešení" (Himmler a vyvraždění evropských Židů). Praha, Argo 2004. info
  • DURMAN, K. Útěk od praporů. Kreml a krize impéria 1964-1991. Praha, Karolinum 1998. info
  • BRADLEY, J. F. N. Válka a mír po roce 1945. Dějiny vztahů mezi Sovětským svazem, a Západem. Praha 1994. info
  • HOBSBAWM, E. Věk extrémů (Krátké 20. století). Praha, Argo 1998. info
  • VYKOUKAL, J. - LITERA, B. - TEJCHMAN, M. Východ. Vznik, vývoj a rozpad sovětského bloku 1944-1989. Praha, Libri 2000. info
  • LUŇÁK, P. Západ. Spojené státy a Západní Evropa ve studené válce. Praha, Libri 1997. info
  • SNYDER Timothy. Černá zem. Holocaust - Historie a varování. Praha, 2015. info
  • LOWE Keith. Zdivočelý kontinent. Evropa po druhé světové válce. Praha, 2015. info
  • SNYDER Timothy. Krvavé země. Evropa mezi Hitlerem a Stalinem. Praha, 2014. info
  • Bellamy, Chris. Absolutní válka. Praha, 2011. info
  • DRULÁK, P. Metafory studené války. Interpretace politického fenoménu. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-594-3. info
  • DURMAN, Karel. Popely ještě žhavé II. Konce dobrodružství. Praha, 2009. info
  • NÁLEVKA, V. Světová politika ve 20. století I., II. Praha, Aleš Skřivan, ml., 2000. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Successful completion of the examination (written test)
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Summer 2024.
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