North American Civilizations: Module 3 - History and Foreign Policy of the USA before 1945 Field of study: English Philology
Programme code: W1-S2FA19.2021

Module name: North American Civilizations: Module 3 - History and Foreign Policy of the USA before 1945
Module code: W1-FA-AD-S2-HPZUS-3
Programme code: W1-S2FA19.2021
Semester:
  • winter semester 2025/2026
  • winter semester 2024/2025
  • winter semester 2023/2024
  • winter semester 2022/2023
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 2
Description:
The purpose of the course is to present and discuss the most important facts in the history of the USA after 1945 focusing primarily on the position of the USA as a key participant in international processes and social processes defining the American identity after the Second World War. A detailed syllabus will include, among others, the following issues: the USA as the winner of the Second World War and the emergence of the country as a superpower, American politics and the Cold War, geopolitical crises, e.g. Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War and Afghanistan, foreign policy of the USA towards European countries and the European Union, Civil Rights Movement and other social and demographic process in the latter half of the 20th cent. and first decades of the 21st cent., immigration and immigration policy as well as the evolution of the political system. A significant part of the course is to enhance students’ critical analysis of historical processes and their impact on the remaining interdisciplinary fields of humanities research.
Prerequisites:
The completion of the module North American Civilizations: Module 2 - History and Foreign Policy of the USA before 1945
Key reading:
Specified in the syllabus.
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
recognizes the impact of historical processes on the shape of American society and their role in forming of social life, ideologies, and the position of the United States in the world [AD-S2-CA3-H2_K_1]
 FA2_K04 [2/5]
expresses themselves precisely and coherently in English both orally and in writing on the history of the USA after 1945; applies proper terminology in English [AD-S2-CA3-H2_U_1]
 FA2_U01 [2/5] FA2_U07 [3/5]
relates their historical knowledge of the USA to historical and contemporary political and cultural processes, artistic trends, and the character of American society [AD-S2-CA3-H2_U_2]
 FA2_U01 [1/5] FA2_U03 [2/5] FA2_U05 [2/5] FA2_U08 [3/5]
provides in-depth analyses of relationships between historical events and processes and contemporary geopolitical, social, and cultural aspects of the contemporary USA [AD-S2-CA3-H2_U_3]
 FA2_U01 [1/5] FA2_U03 [2/5] FA2_U05 [2/5] FA2_U08 [3/5]
recalls in-depth knowledge of the place of history among scholarly disciplines and its thematic and methodological connections with other disciplines; recalls proper terminology in English [AD-S2-CA3-H2_W_1]
 FA2_W01 [2/5] FA2_W02 [2/5]
recalls in-depth knowledge of various types of social structures and understands their evolution throughout history [AD-S2-CA3-H2_W_2]
 FA2_W04 [3/5] FA2_W05 [3/5]
recalls in-depth knowledge of the historical processes shaping local, ethnic and national identities in the USA, in particular of the social, political and cultural processes in the USA after 1945 [AD-S2-CA3-H2_W_3]
 FA2_W05 [3/5] FA2_W07 [3/5]
recalls in-depth knowledge of the international position of the USA and the historical processes shaping American foreign policy after 1945 [AD-S2-CA3-H2_W_4]
 FA2_W05 [3/5] FA2_W07 [3/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
Examination [AD-S2-CA3-H2_w_1]
Examination verifying the achievement of assumed learning outcomes by students, and in particular verifying their factual knowledge and ability to analyze selected issues of U.S. history in a broader social, cultural, political and geopolitical context.
 AD-S2-CA3-H2_K_1 AD-S2-CA3-H2_U_1 AD-S2-CA3-H2_U_2 AD-S2-CA3-H2_U_3 AD-S2-CA3-H2_W_1 AD-S2-CA3-H2_W_2 AD-S2-CA3-H2_W_3 AD-S2-CA3-H2_W_4
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
lecture [AD-S2-CA3-H2_fs_1]
multimedia-rich lectures introducing the topics outlined in the course syllabus
 15
reading assignments; own research in preparation to the examination
 35 Examination [AD-S2-CA3-H2_w_1]
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