Project History of German-speaking Countries - OEBGG1809Y

• Title: Project History of German-speaking Countries I
• Guaranteed by: Katedra germanistiky (41-KG)
• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: German
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Is provided by: OPBG3G015A
• Note: enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan; can be fulfilled in the future
• Guarantor: prof. PhDr. Milan Tvrdík, CSc.; PhDr. Tamara Bučková, Ph.D.
• Class: Předměty v angličtině - bc.

Annotation

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the history of German-speaking countries from the journey of Germanic tribes through Europe, the period of the Holy Roman Empire (800/962-1806) to 1945. The course focuses on the issue of basic social trends in the 19th century (liberalism, conservatism, nationalism, socialism) in relation to the history of the German Confederation up to the restoration of the German Empire (1871). The history of the German Empire from 1871 to the end of the First World War focuses mainly on the time of Chancellor Bismarck in the so-called Soviets. Gründerjahre and then on the era of Wilhelmine Germany, in which emphasis is placed on the process of the emergence of an economic and political superpower and on the ideological reasons for the outbreak of the First World War. In parallel, the history of the Habsburg Monarchy from the establishment of the Austrian Empire to the end of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in 1918 is discussed, with great emphasis on the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, the creation of a democratic constitution of the monarchy and the Czech-German rivalry in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. The history of modern Switzerland begins with the Congress of Vienna and progresses through the constitution of the confederation, the issue of the independence of linguistically different cantons to the political neutrality of Switzerland and its manifestations. In the 20th century, the course focuses on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933), the rise of fascism and the outbreak of World War II. In Austria of this period, the course focuses on the weakened and unstable Austrian Republic, the so-called state of estates after 1934 until the annexation of Austria by fascist Germany in 1938. In Switzerland, it touches on the issue of neutrality and the specific development of a country that has not participated in any of the world war conflicts. The content of the course is therefore focused on important historical events in German-speaking countries, in a pan-European context. Special attention is paid to relations with the Czech lands. Within the course, discussions about individual eras take place (also with the help of short excerpts from texts that will be nominated in advance).

Last update: Tvrdík Milan, prof. PhDr., CSc. (23.09.2024)

Literature

CONZE, W., HENSCHEL, V. Ploetz - Deutsche Geschichte: Epochen und Daten. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1998. 

FAHRNI, D. Schweizer Geschichte. Zürich: Pro Helvetia, 1996. ISBN 3-908102-49-9.

HILGEMANN, W., KINDER, H. dtv – Atlas zur Weltgeschichte. München: 2000. ISBN 3-423-03001-1. (V českém vydání: Encyklopedický atlas světových dějin. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1998. ISBN 80-7106-243-X.)

GÖSSMANN, W. Deutsche Kulturgeschichte im Grundriss. Ismaning: Hueber, 1996. ISBN 3-19-001520-1. 

IM HOF, U. Geschichte der Schweiz. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2001. ISBN 3-17-017051-1.

MAI, M. Deutsche Geschichte. Basel: Beltz Verlag, 1999. ISBN 3-407-75302-0.

MÜLLER, H. M. Schlaglichter der deutschen Geschichte. Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, 2009. ISBN 3-89331-486-5. (V českém vydání: Dějiny Německa. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1996. ISBN 80-7106-125-5.)

VOCELKA, K. Geschichte Österreichs. Kultur – Gesellschaft – Politik. München: Heyne, 2004. ISBN 3-453-21622-9.

ZÖLLNER, E. Geschichte Österreichs. Wien: Verlag für Geschichte und Politik, 1990. ISBN 3-7028-0304-1.

Last update: Tvrdík Milan, prof. PhDr., CSc. (23.09.2024)

Requirements to the exam

Active participation, written/oral exam.

Last update: Tvrdík Milan, prof. PhDr., CSc. (23.09.2024)

Syllabus

• Introduction to the History of Germany, Austria and Switzerland in Dates
• Germanic tribes and the Frankish Empire
• The Holy Roman Empire from the Middle Ages to the Modern Period
• The Congress of Vienna and the German Confederation
• Revolution of 1848
• Establishment of the German Empire: Bismarck era, Wilhelmine Germany, World War I
• Weimar Republic
• The Third Reich and World War II
• Austrian Empire since 1806
• Republic of Austria (1918–1938), Nazi Ostmark (1938–1945)
• Formation and development of the Swiss Confederation since 1815

 

Last update: Tvrdík Milan, prof. PhDr., CSc. (23.09.2024)