Course: The Selected Chapters from the History of the 20th Century

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Course title The Selected Chapters from the History of the 20th Century
Course code KHV/VKCD
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Holešovský Václav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is a chronological overview of the problem of the historical period, taking into account individual focuses of Ph.D. students. Examples: The establishment of Czechoslovakia in the context of the Central Europe. The Versailles-Washington System. The Great Depression in Czechoslovakia, in Europe and in the world. Czechoslovakia and the world on the way to the Second World War. The Second World War. The history of Czechoslovakia, 1945-1948. The history of the post-war Europe, 1945-1953. The history of Czechoslovakia, 1948-1968. Selected problems of the world history in the 1950s and 1960s. The history of Czechoslovakia, 1965-1989. Selected problems of the world history in the 1970s and 1980s

Learning activities and teaching methods
Group discussion, Skills demonstration, Self-study of literature, Seminar
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 4 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
teaching methods
Group discussion
Skills demonstration
Self-study of literature
Seminar
assessment methods
Oral exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Broklová, Eva. Československá demokracie : politický systém ČSR 1918 - 1938. 1. vyd. Praha, 1992. ISBN 80-901059-6-3.
  • Brügel, Johann Wolfgang. Češi a Němci 1918-1938. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 2006. ISBN 80-200-1440-3.
  • Diner, Dan. Porozumět dvacátému století. 1. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7325-208-3.
  • Durman, K. Útěk od praporů. Kreml a krize impéria 1964 - 1991. Praha, 1998.
  • Durman, Karel. Popely ještě žhavé : velká politika 1938-1991. Díl I., Světová válka a nukleární mír 1938-1964. Praha : Karolinum, 2004. ISBN 80-246-0697-6.
  • Durman, Karel. Popely ještě žhavé velká politika 1938-1991. II., Konce dobrodružství 1964-1991. Vyd. 1. V Praze : Karolinum, 2013. ISBN 978-80-246-2358-0.
  • Hobsbawn, E. Věk extrému: krátké XX. století, 1914 - 1991. Praha, 1998.
  • KAILINOVÁ, L. Sociální vývoj Československa 1969-1989. Praha, 1998.
  • OTÁHAL, Milan. Opozice, moc, společnost 1969/1989. Praha, 1994.
  • PULLMANN, Michal. Konec experimentu. Přestavba a pád komunismu v Československu. Praha, 2011.
  • Rychlík, Jan. Češi a Slováci ve 20. století : spolupráce a konflikty 1914-1992. Vyd. ve Vyšehradu 1. Praha : Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7429-133-3.
  • Tóth, Andrej; Novotný, Lukáš,; Stehlík, Michal. Národnostní menšiny v Československu 1918-1938 : od státu národního ke státu národnostnímu?. Vyd. 1. Praha : Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Filozofická fakulta, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7308-413-4.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Modern History (17-6) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Modern History (17-6) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -