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To study in Germany
Stuláková, Klára ; Hnilica, Jiří (advisor) ; Míšková, Alena (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on higher education in Germany from the view of Czechoslovak students. Time scope of the thesis is limited by years 1918 and 1933. It is based on archive files of Archiv Univerzity Karlovy and contemporary literature. The historical context is taken especially from two extensive monographs, namely Germania docet from Daniela Siebe and Die Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung und das Ausländerstudium in Deutschland 1925-1945 from Holger Impekoven. The aim of this thesis is a statistical conclusion of the number of Czechoslovak students who went to study in Germany in the given period of time. It also captures political, economical and study aspects of the studies in the Weimar Republic as well as the problems of the integration of Czechoslovak students in german surroundings. According to the studied sources it is necessary to consistently distinguish Czech and Slovak people on one side and German people at the other side. There were fundamental differences between these nationalities not only in the number of Czech and Slovak people traveling to Germany, but also in the way of intake by the local inhabitans. Czechoslovak German people, called Auslandsdeutsche, didn't hesitate to repeatedly elicit unrests against the Czechoslovak people in the Weimar Republic. These unrests...
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The Weimar Germany Politics in Reflection of Czechoslovak Newspapers
Juranka, Lukáš ; Horčička, Václav (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
The master's thesis focuses on analysis of selected Czechoslovakian party - controlled press a through it seeks to analyse attitude of Czechoslovakian political parties (belonging to to various ends of political spectrum) towards foreign and domestic policy of German government representatives and events that were taking place on the political scene of the Weimar Republic on the brink of its existence from January 1932 to Nazi seizure of power in the end of January 1933. Main emphasis of this thesis is on the analysis and interpretation of media reflection of political events taking place in Germany and political actions made by presidential cabinets headed by Heinrich Brüning, Franz von Papen and Kurt von Schleicher in the time of crisis, when instability of Weimar political system become fully apparent - this crisis eventually led to the collapse of parliamentary democracy and the rise Nazism in the interwar Germany. The thesis also deals with the reflection of parliamentary and presidential elections. Three central newspapers of Czechoslovakian political parties were selected for the analysis - Právo lidu of leftist Československá sociálně demokratická strana dělnická, Venkov of rightist Republikánská strana zemědělského a malorolnického lidu and Lidové listy of centrist Československá strana...
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Conservative Discontent with Liberal Democracy. Carl Schmitt and Ernst Jünger
Kúr, Jiří ; Znoj, Milan (advisor) ; Bíba, Jan (referee)
Liberal democracy is a representative goverment that combines the principles of liberal and democratic. The Bachelor thesis will be devoted to conservative criticism of the political system, which in the days of the Weimar Republic in german enviroment was formulated by Carl Schmitt and Ernst Jünger. The Weimar republic for the time of its functioning, in the period after the World War I and in the 30's, was under pressure from the extreme left and the right, immedidiately threatened its existence. On this critism of the serious crisis of the state responded Carl Schmitt in his work. The key work in this regard is the Concept of Political, which is reviewed by Ernst Jünger. This creates a critical dialogue framed by the German Conservative Revolutionary movement, criticising fragile democracy of the Weimar Republic and the leveling collectivism, the triumf of the masses of the individuals and the common man dictatorship, and the pluralism, which is a direct consequence of the deformation and degradation of parlamentarism. Key words Carl Schmitt, Ernst Jünger, the political, conservatism, nationalism, German Conservative Revolution, The Weimar Republic, crisis of parliamentarism, critique of liberal democracy
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Two brothers. The literary activity and the political inolvement of Thomas and Heinrich Mann between 1918 - 1933
Pelechová, Magda ; Haupenthal, Thomas Maria (advisor) ; Markvartová, Eva (referee)
TITLE: Two brothers. The literary activity and the political inolvement of Thomas and Heinrich Mann between 1918 - 1933 ABSTRACT: This diploma thesis compares the literary activity of Thomas and Heinrich Mann with their political opinions. The comparison of the literary activity and opinions is based on their two books. There is the novel Der Untertan in case of Heinrich Mann and the short story from Thomas Mann Mario und der Zauberer in the second case. KEY WORDS: Thomas Mann, Heinrich Mann, policy, Weimar Republic, Wilheminism, fascism, democracy, dictatorship
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The Reference of German Imperial Family to Nazism
Kozlová, Tereza ; Stellner, František (advisor) ; Horčička, Václav (referee)
The bachelor thesis discussed the attitude of the German imperial family towards Nazism in the 1930s and 1940s. It aimed to answer why the conservative Hohenzollern dynasty collaborated with the radical right wing party and in which areas they seemed to reach the common ground. The first chapter focussed on the relations between the former emperor, Wilhelm II, and the Nazi Party. The following chapters discussed relations between the national socialist government and other dynasty members, including the crown prince Wilhelm and prince August Wilhelm. The author concluded that the relations were of a parasite-like nature, where the emperor tried to use the movement to regain the throne, while the Nazi Party made use of the political capital that the emperor enjoyed with conservative citizens and royalists. The relations were clearly to the Nazi's benefit, who took over the power with the help of the royalists. On the other hand, the links with the Nazi Party disgraced the dynasty. Keywords Hohenzollern, Nazism, Adolf Hitler, Wilhelm II., Hermann Göring, Weimar Republic, restoration of monarchy
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Theatre and Politics: The Weimar Republic 1927-1933
Rudý, Jakub ; Kučera, Jan (advisor) ; Franěk, Jakub (referee)
This thesis aims at avant-garde theatre movement in Weimar Republic, namely at stage manager Erwin Piscator and playwright Bertold Brecht, as well as at characteristics of political and social surroundings of Weimar Republic. Intellectually is the aim of this thesis at mutual relation between theatre and politics. Thesis is set into years 1927 - 1933, however, broader context of post-war Germany is necessary, while setting both men in the context and surroundings of Weimar Germany. The thesis is divided into three parts. In the first one, culture, political and social conditions of Weimar Republic are analysed, matters of censorship, culture politics a political conditions of Weimar Republic are accented. The second part aims at Erwin Piscator, principles of his work and his public functioning in the years 1927 - 1933, as well as the response he became in the public. The third part aims in the same way at Bertold Brecht, principles of his playwriting, two plays written in the years 1927 - 1933 and again the response he became in the public. Relation between theatre and politics is analysed from two points of view. The first is point of view of Weimar Republic - its politics in culture and censorship. The second one is the point of view of both men, who had undoubtedly political targets set into...
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Representation of the "New Woman" on the works of the authors in the Weimarer Republic
Maťátková, Radka ; Glosíková, Viera (advisor) ; Bučková, Tamara (referee)
TITLE: The Representation of the "New Woman" on the works of the authors in the Weimarer Republic SUMMARY: The following thesis will give an overview about the political, social and cultural Situation on the time of the Weimarer Republic. The main emphasis gives a report on the concept of "New Woman"; the new social and literary woman type. The analysis on selected works of Irmgard Keun and Vicki Baum will throw light on the figure of this "New Woman". KEYWORDS: Weimarer Republic, "Neue Sachlichkeit", "New Woman", Irmgard Keun: Gilgi - eine von uns (1931), Vicki Baum: Stud. chem. Helene Willfüer (1928)
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Tariff wage policy as a cause of the Great Depression on the Weimar repulic? Contribution to the Borchardt controversy
Mollová, Dita ; Fabianková, Klára (advisor) ; Johnson, Zdenka (referee)
The Bachelor thesis deals with Chancellor Bruning's industrial politics during Germany's great economic crisis of the 1920s and 30s. At the time, the Bruning administration ran restrictive fiscal policies and even today there is no concensus on the viability of possible alternatives. The key question remains what options did the aforementioned government possess in tackling the crisis, and to what extent was it limited by mandatory social spending, such as tariff wages. Consequently, the thesis looks at how tariff wages affected state budget and German businesses, and analyzes the extent to which Bruning's government was limited in determining restrictive policies. The benefit of the work lies in the application of tariff wage problematics onto the 1930s situation. I found out the real wages still steadily increased because of finantial market's rigidity. Together with decline in demand it deepened the crisis.
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German Diplomatic Relations during the Weimar Republic
Pýcha, Jan ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Šauer, Jaroslav (referee)
The topic of this thesis is the German position in international relations after the World War I and its development during the postwar years till Hitler's seizure of power. The text follows diplomatic activities of the defeated world-power from the Paris Peace Conference and deals with all key happenings at that time. It also points out the main German steps to the emancipation after being forced to bear the responsibility for starting the war. This thesis analyses fundamental issues of the twenties and early thirties within the German context including the reparations or the main security issues.
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After-war economic crisis in the Weimar republic and the Dawes plan
Sodomka, Jaroslav ; Stellner, František (advisor) ; Soběhart, Radek (referee)
The subject of this thesis is purposed to characterize both economic and political progress in Weimar republic since the end of World War I till the middle twenties. In this respect, it is a period when Germany, after several years of war struggle ending up as a defeated country, was raving in economic and internal political crisis and also had to face up a diplomatic isolation connected with tough peace conditions from Versailles. The main focus of this study is to analyze German economic depression contextualized with crucial historic events against background of then international diplomacy. Economic analysis is connected especially with explanation of huge hyperinflation, synchronous theoretic hypothesis that formed economic policy of German governments and their comparison with modern monetary economics. Being analyzed are not only causes of depression based in long-term debt funding of war, uncovered money emission and necessity of high reparation payments, but also the process and the way of its termination and overall consequences both political and socioeconomic. After abandonment of inflation episode follows solution of reparation payments adjustment which was necessary for future stabilization of Weimar Republic and final termination of German crisis. The way to stability was provided by London Conference and Dawes plan which are both analyzed in the last part of this thesis.
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