UHVD0029 Sources for the cold war history

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Lucie Gilarová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Vít Němec (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Knapík, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
UHVD1001 Introduction to the study
Successful fulfilment of the subject UHVD1001 Introduction to the study of history and knowledge acquired in this subject (techniques of research work; collecting and sorting of material; work with catalogues, bibliographies, encyclopedias; cognizance of the historical institutions; science of historical sources; critique and interpretation of the historical sources; methods of historical research).
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
Follow a series of lectures on world history since 1945, drawing up papers (topics deepen basic understanding of lectures, develop less exposed problems). The seminar consists of discussion of the papers or problems opened by seminar leader, further analysis of the major sources and term paper.
Learning outcomes
After passing a subject the student would be able to:
- to define and describe the crucial features and milestones of the historical phases of the Cold War;
- to describe the term of Cold War and determine its time periods;
- to describe the crucial milestones of Cold War along with its significant representatives;
- to compare and emphasize the difference between the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc;
- to analyse the historical sources significant for the problematics of the Cold War (the press, radio broadcasting, newsreel, propaganda, documents etc.);
- to apply and prove the knowledge gained from the subject in the written test;
- to demonstrate the knowledge gained from the subject nad present it during the presentation of the chosen topic from the period of the Cold War;
- to write the term paper on the topic chosen from the period of the Cold War and show sufficient argumentation that demonstrate the knowledge gained from the reading of monographies and analysis of the hisrocal sources sufficient argumentation.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is the cold war? (The concept, characteristics, periodization)
    2. W. Churchill Speech in Fulton and his response in Czech contemporary press
    3. G. Kennan: The so-called long telegram
    4. J. V Stalin: Speech in February 1946
    5. A. A Zhdanov: The international situation (Speech in September 1947)
    6. Anti-Yugoslav Resolutions 1948 and 1949
    7. The North Atlantic Treaty of April 1949
    8. Military meeting in Moscow in January 1951 - myth and reality
    9. The proposal of the USSR to neutralize Germany from March 1952
    10. The Suez crisis in the background block rivalry
    11. Resolution of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in 1955
    12. The note of the Government of the USSR from November 1958; The note of the Government of the USSR from January 1959
    13. Role of the UN in post-war world and its contribution to international crises
    14. Meeting J. F. Kennedy - N.S. Khrushchev in Vienna in the spring of 1961
    15. The establishment, operation and termination of the Information Bureau (1947-1956)
    16. Sino -Soviet split: causes and consequences
    17. SALT 1 Treaty and the ABM (1972 ) as a landmark nuclear arms
    18. Efforts on Disarmament (50th-80th years)
    19. The peace movement (40th-80th years)
    20. The response of the Korean War in the Czech press (1950-1953)
    21. Foreign policy approach of Charles de Gaulle in the years 1958-1969
    22. Soviet foreign policy 1964-1983 and the so-called Brezhnev Doctrine
    23. Henry Kissinger and the main features of its foreign policy concept
    24. The war in Indochina on the Czech press
    25. Decolonization in the 50th and 60 Between the pages of the Czech press
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DURMAN, K. Popely ještě žhavé: velká politika 1938-1991). Světová válka a nukleární mír I. Praha 2004. info
  • NÁLEVKA, V. Světová politika ve 20. století I., II. Praha 2000. info
  • BERGHE, Y. Vanden. Velké nedorozumění. Dějiny studené války (1917-1990). Praha 1996. 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
  • KENDALLOVÁ, Bridget. Studená válka. Nový pohled na konflikt mezi Západem a Východem. Praha, 2018. info
  • EICHLER, Jan. Od Hirošimy po Bělehrad. Praha, 2015. info
  • DRULÁK, P. Metafory studené války. Interpretace politického fenoménu. Praha, 2009. info
Teaching methods
information receptive method, heuristic method, research method
Assessment methods
Attendance, test written during the semester with achievement at least 75% of the correct answers, the presentation of the chosen topic from the period of the Cold War, submission of the term paper on the same topic in the range at least of 12 standard pages.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* Active participation
* paper to the topic
* written test
* term paper (scope of work about 12 standard pages, the proper source citations and bibliography)
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2024.
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