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Media view of events of november 1939 in chosen years
Němcová, Karolína ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Francová, Pavla (referee)
The presented bachelor thesis deals with media view of events of November 1939 created by Rudé právo, Lidová demokracie and Mladá fronta in chosen years, starting 1945, then 1949 and then after every five years until 1968 and 1969. The theoretical part provides an insight into the historical background of these events based on the academic literature. The practical part contains the analysis of particular articles and it is divided into seven chapters according to examined year. Each chapter includes brief information about the status of media in society in a selected year, a description of the media image of these events produced by the newspapers mentioned above and its subsequent analysis at the end of each chapter. The aim of this thesis is finding how Czech newspapers presented the events of Novemeber 1939 depending on their orientation and the social and political context by using comparative historical analysis.
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František Holman: life one resistence fighter, member of the group Brdy - Neliba
Fencl, Radek ; Václavů, Lubor (advisor) ; Míšková, Alena (referee)
This thesis deals with the guerrilla group Brdy - do not like and Francis Holman action within its organization. Resistance group Brdy - Displeasure was established in 1938. Beginning of its activities is associated with John Strap quantified from the village. In the first phase, which lasted until the summer of 1941, members of the organization materially and financially assist families of detainees. In June 1941 he fled from Prague Hořovice displeasure at Jaroslav, who came to arrest by the Gestapo because of his Communist activities in the First Republic. He was one of the accused in spy scandal in the Škoda factories. I do not like the end of 1941, hiding in the Joseph Paška quantified, then a connection with him II. illegal Communist Party central leadership, it becomes the active Member, in his resistance work continues on III bootleg central party leadership. It builds on the cover Újezd of which was controlled by guerrilla activity around Podbrdy. In November 1944 he was arrested by the Gestapo Jaroslav displeasure. In January 1945 is disposed újezdský bunker. The exact date of death of Jaroslav displeasure is not known, probably been beaten to death in early 1945. Francis Holman was one of the Members Horovice Brdy cells - do not like. Together with his colleagues performed the action between...
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Inhabitants of Hlučínsko-region in the Czechoslowak foreign army in the West
Neminář, Jiří ; Čechurová, Jana (advisor) ; Plachý, Jiří (referee)
The thesis deals with the almost unknown theme - the soldiers from the district of Hlucin serving in the Czechoslovakian foreign legions in the West. Using the example of the inhabitants of the Hlucin area, it shows the conditions under which the former Wermacht soldiers' recruitment to the Czechoslovakian army had taken place. It tries to give a true picture of the specifics of the participants from the district of Hlucin in the foreign revolt and to outline the possible motivation for the decision to enter the foreign legions, the way the soldiers presented themselves in front of the interrogating officers as well as different views of their evaluation from the Czechoslovakian officers' perspective. The goal of the thesis is to show the almost unknown reality of their military service besides Wehrmacht and to bring the total number and ranks of the soldiers from the district of Hlucin within the Czechoslovakian troops to light. Both the quantitative analysis based on the list of the individual soldiers and several qualitative analyses dealing mostly with military draft and interrogation documents helped to reach the goal. Besides, the fonds of various military institutions and the local Hlucin authorities were also taken into account.
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Czechoslovakia during the Second World War: Influence of the Second World War on the political development of Czechoslovakia
Krejčí, Pavel ; Pithart, Petr (advisor) ; Kysela, Jan (referee)
Czechoslovakia during the Second World War - Influence of the Second World War on the political development of Czechoslovakia The years 1938-1945 determined the development that culminated in the communist coup d'état in February of 1948. At the same time, Czech society was undergoing a deep crisis that has been caused by bitter disappointment of the end of the First Republic and its internal political problems. The Great Depression, mass unemployment and the inability of government officials to deal with this situation satisfactorily led to dissatisfaction with the economic arrangement of the First Republic and became the subject of radical change. According to many, the First Republic political party system also had failed. Too many political parties, the need for coalition governments, selfish adherence to party interests instead of national interests, intrigues, were all given as reasons why democracy had not been able to confirm its primacy in the moments when it was most needed. Betrayal by the Western Allies, especially France (under the strong influence of Great Britain) and the relatively friendly behavior of the Soviet Union during the Munich crisis undermined foreign policy concepts, held in the interwar period. All these events had meant that almost no one wanted to return to pre-war...
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"Resistance Movement in the Region of Plzeň- North during the Second World War "
Boříková, Barbora ; Míšková, Alena (advisor) ; Václavů, Lubor (referee)
This diploma thesis briefly describes the situation in the region of Plzeň throughout the period between the signature of the Munich Agreement and the end of the Second World War in the background of the international events and with special emphasis on everyday life. It also monitors the course of events in the field of domestic resistance and its cooperation with the foreign representatives; it provides a list of resistance movement organizations operating in the region of Plzeň. The majority of the thesis deals with the resistance movement in the district of Nýřany, which has been a part of the Plzeň - North district since 1960. This part of the thesis describes not only the organized resistance movement (the communist and the democratic one) but also the spontaneous actions performed by the individuals. The thesis depicts the story of several people who participated in the resistance movement against the Nazis and whose lives were deeply affected by the Nazi persecution. The aim of the thesis is to point out the domestic resistance situation in the background of the above-mentioned stories in the industrial area of Nýřany.
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Czech Compatriots in the Fight for American Civic Society in the First Half of the 20th Century
ČERNÝ, Aleš
The main aim of this bachelor thesis is not only to make a closer look on lives of our compatriots especially in the period of the first half of the twentieth century, but also to capture some activities, which helped in forming of our state and took place at the territory of the United States of America, no matter if they were connected with the first or the second world war or with the inter-war era. Every single part of this work is progressively dealing with personalities of czech origin, who were not affraid to enter the public affairs in their new homeland and to use their abbilities in the field of arts, religion, military or politics.
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Life in the border area of Domažlice during the World War II.
MENCLOVÁ, Šárka
This thesis deals with the life in the border area of Domažlice during the World War II. The aim of this thesis is to show the complete view of events and life in Domažlice, to intercept the key moments, people´s life and some of their destinies. The memories of people who have lived through these events can create the picture how their personal life has been influenced by this period.
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Příbram and its everyday life during the ocupation 1939 - 1945
ŠORFOVÁ, Petra
The task of this diploma thesis is to describe events in years 1939-1945 which took place in Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and which had also specific impacts on the central-Bohemian town of Příbram. The thesis is based on written sources of information held in State Regional Archive in Příbram, accessible literature and at last but not least memories of personal observers who lived through the war when they were children. In this work I concentrate on the impacts of the war on lives of ordinary people who suffered their personal tragedies and experienced encounters that completely changed their lives. The thesis is divided into 7 chapters. First chapter deals with the history of Příbram beginning with prehistory and finishing with contemporary days. This chapter also mentions Svatá Hora and Březové Hory because these places create an important part of the location. Second chapter describes the situation right before the war and feelings of people towards the declaration of the protectorate. The next chapter talks about the history of Mining Technical University which was a part of the town nearly for 100 years. The university, as well as many other schools of this type, was closed and some of its students were arrested and deported to the concentration camp Sachsenhausen. Fourth charter is about Jewish and Gipsy question which is a quite popular topic even today. Fifth chapter includes description of the atmosphere of everyday life during the war through children´s eyes but also cultural life of the town. Sixth chapter focuses on the period of the great terror after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, which influenced also people in Příbram. The last chapter speaks about the fight of Czech people to re-establish the independent state in which people from Příbram and its surroundings participated as well. This chapter also deals with the last fight in the central Europe which took place near the town of Příbram. The thesis combines general context and particular events happening in Příbram and it tries to look closely at the period of the Second World War full of anxiety, worries and hope.
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