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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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The aim of lectures, which are focused on the general history, is to acquiant the students with the most important facts and processes in the world in the 20th century and to show them ways, possibilities and sources for getting to know the history of this period. The main content of the lectures are political and economical problems of the general history of the 20th century. The attention will be also paid to the development of international relations, world powers, particular regions, decolonization etc. Another point of interest is the basic description of main cultural and ideological schools of the 20th century. Second basic issue of lectures is the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech republic. Key issues of this history are placed in an european context and students will also be acquiant with the interpretation of studied events in the historiography. Main topics are: First World War, formation of Czechoslovakia, the era of the First Czechoslovakian republic, Second World War and nazi occupation, resistance against nazis, after-war world order, creation of the Soviet block, communist coup d'etat in 1948, the characteristic of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, popular resistance against communist government, year 1968 in Czechoslovakia, so called "normalization", the fall of communist regimes in 1989/1990, dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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Lectures focus on the analysis of the main historical problems, literature and sources. PZ
After attending the course, students will get the overview of the Czech and also the general history of this period. PZ
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Prerequisites
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The knowledge of the 20th century history at the level of the high school student. PZ
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam
Students are supposed to self-study literature about the topic, questions about it is the part of final examination. PZ
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Recommended literature
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Aron, Raymond. (1999). Historie XX.století.. Praha.
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Johnson, P. (2008). Dějiny 20. století. Praha: Rozmluvy.
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Johnson, Paul. Dějiny 20. století.
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Kaplan, Karel. Československo v poválečné Evropě.
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Kárník, Zdeněk. České země v éře první republiky.
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Nálevka, Vladimír. Světová politika ve 20. století, I., II..
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