History 1

The course is a substitute for:

History 1 (16HI1)

Lecturer:

Milena Josefovičová (gar.)

Tutor:

Milena Josefovičová (gar.), Roman Elner

Supervisor:

Department of Economics, Management and Humanities

Synopsis:

The main purpose of this subject is to provide a historical overview and explanation of rises and developments of mass movements and totalitarian states in 20th century. The course is based on political and econom-social history with attention to philosophic and psychologic connections.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction to the study of modern history.

2. Euro-American civilisation at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

3. Philosophic and psychological aspects of totalitarian ideology.

4. Germany in nazi era and A. Hitler.

5. J. V. Stalin and stalinism in The Soviet Union.

6. Impact of World War II.

7. Europe after WWII.

8. Beginning of Could War.

9. The Soviet Union and rise of Socialist block in East Europe.

10. The USA and West Europe.

11. Armed conflicts during Could War.

12. Ideology, media, propaganda.

13. Contemporary Czech and international policy.

14. Art reflection of historical developments.

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. Nálevka,V. Světová politika ve 20.století. Praha: Nakladatelství Aleš Skřivan ml. 2000

2. Luňák, P. Západ. Spojené státy a Západní Evropa ve studené válce.Praha: Libri. 1997

3.Vykoukal, J., Litera, B., Tejchman, M. Východ. Vznik, vývoj a rozpad sovětského bloku. Praha: Libri. 2000

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri
Thu	roomZ2:B1-408 Elner R. 18:00–19:30 (parallel nr.3) Zikova ulice Poslucharna
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Computer Technology- structured studies (humanities course)
• Electronics and Communication Technology - structured studies (humanities course)
• Cybernetics and Measurements- structured studies (humanities course)
• Heavy-current Engineering- structured studies (humanities course)
• Společný 1. ročník (humanities course)
• Softwarové inženýrství (humanities course)
• Web a multimedia (humanities course)
• Manažerská informatika (humanities course)
• Inteligentní systémy (humanities course)