Course: The overview of the history of the german speaking countries

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Course title The overview of the history of the german speaking countries
Course code KNJ/DNZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Stočes Jiří, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Germans in ancient times and early middle ages 2.-3. The Holy Roman Empire; House of Habsburg - Austrian profit and loss of Switzerland 4. The reformation and the German Peasants' War; Thirty Years War and its consequences 5. Power onset of Prussia; enlightened absolutism 6. Wars with Napoleon; "Spring of Nations"; Austro-Prussian rivalry 7. The unification of Germany; Austria-Hungary establishment 8. The causes and consequences of the WWI; the Weimar Republic and Austria between the wars 9. The Third Reich; post-war changes and denazification 10. FRG and GDR 11. Switzerland in modern times; post-war period of Austria 12. The fall of the Berlin Wall; reunion of Germany, current political and social issues

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Seminar
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 20 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
the student has knowledge of history at the secondary level
Skills
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to classify individual persons, events and phenomena in historical context
to describe and distinguish individual historical affiliations of German speaking countries
to define basic historical terms
Skills
to link current social phenomena in German-speaking countries to historical context
to interpret selected literature and art with respect to their date of origin
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Multimedia supported teaching
Lecture with visual aids
Skills
Seminar
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Hamannová, Brigitte. Habsburkové : životopisná encyklopedie. Vyd. 2. Praha : Brána, 2001. ISBN 80-7243-109-9.
  • Klaus HERBERS; Helmut NEUHAUS. Das Heilige Römische Reich. Ein Überblick. Köln etc., 2010. ISBN 978-3-8252-3298-6.
  • KOWALCZUK, I.-S. Die Übernahme. Wie Ostdeutschland Teil der Bundesrepublik wurde. München, 2019. ISBN 978-3-406-74020-6.
  • Křen, J. Dvě století střední Evropy. Praha, 2005.
  • LIZCOVÁ, Z.; HANDL, V.; KUNŠTÁT, M.; NIGRIN T. a kol. Německo 1989-2021. Úspěchy, problémy a výzvy sjednocené země. Praha, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7422-890-2.
  • Lukáš NOVOTNÝ. Stručná historie států - Spolková republika Německo. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7277-520-0.
  • MEYER, W.; KREIS, G. Dějiny Švýcarska. Praha, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7422-304-4.
  • Michael EPKENHANS. Geschichte Deutschlands von 1648 bis heute. Paderborn, 2011. ISBN 978-3-8252-3483-6.
  • Müller, Helmut; Krieger, Karl Friedrich; Volrath, Hanna. Dějiny Německa. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2001. ISBN 80-7106-188-3.
  • OSTERKAMP, J. Vielfalt ordnen. Das föderale Europa der Habsburgermonarchie (Vormärz bis 1918). Göttingen, 2020. ISBN 978-3-525-37093-3.
  • SHIRER, W. L. Vzestup a pád třetí říše. Dějiny nacistického Německa. Praha, 2019. ISBN 978-80-906242-8-3.
  • Ulrich IM HOF et al. Geschichte der Schweiz und der Schweizer. Basel, 2006. ISBN 3-7965-2067-7.
  • Václav VEBER et al. Dějiny Rakouska. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7422-105-7.


Study plans that include the course
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