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Course: The Cold War

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Course title The Cold War
Course code KHV/SVHN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rozsypal Štěpán, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The emergence of bipolar organization (U.S. - USSR): 1945 - beginning of 70?s. - Divided Germany. - G. Kennnan. - Marshall Plan. - Truman Doctrine. - Blockade of Berlin. - The war in Korea and Indochina. - NATO and the Warsaw Pact. - 1956 - Suez crisis and crisis in Hungary. - Berlin Wall. - Cuban Missile Crisis. - Nixon in China. - Vietnam syndrome. Cold War (70?s-80?s) - Détente - relaxation of international tension in the 70?s of the 20th century. - East policy of W. Brandt and the Helsinki Final Act. - Formation of a dissident movement in the Eastern bloc. - Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. - Strategy and consequences of policy of arms drive in the first mid 80?s. - Dissolution of Bipolarity in late 80?s. - New forms of international tension.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills. Substitution courses: KAP/SVHN Alternative courses: KAP/MSBK
learning outcomes
Students will create a timeline of major historical events during the Cold War and analyze various key events in the wider context of world politics. They will compare the evolution of international relations before and after 1970 and bring the relaxation of international tension in the 70?s of the 20th century in context with the internal political situation of the East and West bloc. They will evaluate the consequences of dissolution of the bipolar world order.
teaching methods
Lecture
assessment methods
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Berghe, Yvan van den. Velké nedorozumění? : dějiny studené války (1917-1990). Vyd. 1. [Praha] : Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, 1996. ISBN 80-85864-24-X.
  • Hobsbawm, Eric. Věk extrémů : krátké 20. století 1914 - 1991. 1. vyd. Praha : Argo, 1998. ISBN 80-7203-185-6.
  • Kissinger, H. Umění diplomacie. Od Richelieua k pádu Berlínské zdi. Praha, 1999. ISBN 80-7260-025-7.
  • Luňák, Petr. Západ : Spojené státy a Západní Evropa ve studené válce. 1. vyd. Praha : Libri, 1997. ISBN 80-85983-29-X.
  • Nálevka V. Kapitoly z dějin studené války díl II.. Praha, 1997.
  • Nálevka, V. Kapitoly z dějin studené války. (II.). Praha, 1997. ISBN 80-86130-00-2.
  • Nálevka, V. Světová politika ve 20. století. (II.). 1. vyd. Praha : Aleš Skřivan ml., 2000. ISBN 80-902261-6-7.
  • Nálevka, V. Světová politika ve 20. století. (I.). 1. vyd. Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-902261-4-0.
  • ORT, A. Evropa od rozdělení k jednotě.. VŠE, Praha,, 1996.
  • Ort, Alexandr. Dějiny světové politiky II. Vyd. 1. Praha : VŠE, 1993. ISBN 80-7079-207-8.
  • Plechanovová, Běla; Fidler, Jiří. Kapitoly z dějin mezinárodních vztahů 1941-1995. Praha : Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku, 1997. ISBN 80-85241-79-X.


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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 23.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026