USESEC014 Germany in Modern Times

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lubomír Hlavienka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Rudolf Žáček, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Rudolf Žáček, Dr.
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies 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
The main aim is to portray complete outline of fundamental phases and the most important facts of economic, social, political and cultural development in the area of present Germany stressing selected issues of modern history. The students will gain basic findings about development tendencies and inversions which marked history of historically changing companies living in our nearest neighbourhood. The questions regarding issues of older German history will be dealt with respect to highlight a role of more general civilisation factors in dynamics of social structures, institutions and ideas in German settlement territory, more detailed attention will be paid to individual thematic circles from the verge of the 18th century and especially then in the 19th and the 20th century.
Syllabus
  • 1. Selected periods and issues of older German history 1
    2. Selected periods and issues of older German history 2
    3. Germany between two revolutions (1789-1848/1850)
    4. Origin of modern history (1850-1890)
    5. Germany among superpowers and World War I (1890-1918)
    6. The Weimar republic (1918-1933)
    7. German national socialism and the Third Reich (1933-1945)
    8. Division of Germany, "German question" and "cold war" (1945-949-1961)
    9. German states and their relations (1961-1972)
    10. FRG and GDR in the second half of the 70´s and the first half of the 80´s
    11. On way to union of Germany (1985-1990)
    12. Federal Republic of Germany after union (1990-present day)
Literature
    required literature
  • KERSHAW, I. Konec. Německo 1944 - 1945. Brno: Jota, 2013. info
  • EVANS, R. J. Třetí říše u moci. 1933 - 1939. Praha: Beta-Dobrovský, 2009. info
  • EVANS, R. J. Nástup Třetí říše. Od Bismarcka do roku 1933. Praha: Beta-Dobrovský, 2006. info
  • MÜLLER, H. , KRIEGER, K.F. a VOLRATH, H. Dějiny Německa. 2. vydání. Praha: nakl. Lidové noviny, 2004. info
  • JÄCKEL, E. Německé století. Historická bilance. Praha: Argo, 2004. info
    recommended literature
  • NOVOTNÝ, L. Spolková republika Německo. Praha: Libri, 2014. info
  • CITINO, R. M. Smrt Wehrmachtu. Brno: Jota, 2009. info
  • WELCH, D. Němci proti Hitlerovi: Opozice v Třetí říši 1935 - 1945. Praha: Knižní klub, 2005. info
  • ROSEMAN, M. Setkání ve vile u jezera: Konference ve Wannsee a konečné řešení židovské otázky. Praha: Dokořán, 2003. info
  • STELLNER, F. Poslední německý císař.: z německých dějin v epoše Viléma II. Praha: Panevropa, 1995. 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
Seminar paper dedicated to important event or personality of modern German history.
Oral exam aimed at verifying of knowledge of both general context (terminology, chronology) and concrete events and processes.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2018, Summer 2019.
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