World War I, Versailles, European policy, totalitarian systems, League of Nations, Little Entente, Paneurope, disarmament, appeasement, World War II, United Nations Organization, European integration
Abstract:
Versailles system, formation of new states. Europe and the powers, League of Nations. European policy in the 1920s. Fascism, nacism, communism. Little Entente, its principles and goals. Europe after Hitler's getting to power, system of bilateral agreements. Decline of the LN. Rearrangement of powers during WWII. Cold war and its consequences for Europe. New quality of French-German relationship - a driving power of starting European integration.
Objectives:
Knowledge of fundamental concepts and facts of the history of international relations with regard to integration attempts within the framework of Europe in the political, military and economic field.