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The OSS in Vietnam during the Second World War
Do, Phuong Thuy ; Bečka, Jan (advisor) ; Pondělíček, Jiří (referee)
The United States engagement in Vietnam began during the Second World War. With military bases established in China, the U.S. took part in fighting the Japanese troops in the Pacific theatre. When France surrendered to Nazi Germany in 1940, Japan would take over the French Indochina and the war would spread to Vietnam as well. In order to collect intelligence on Japanese targets, the Americans needed to operate secret services on the ground. After the Japanese coup de main in 1945, they would eventually partner with Ho Chi Minh and his organization Viet Minh. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the wartime predecessor of the CIA, provided intelligence training and equipment, while the Viet Minh would assist with valuable information on Japanese troops. To some extent, the OSS helped Ho Chi Minh and Viet Minh accede to power in Vietnam after the war.
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U.S. and the Czechoslovak Crisis in 1938: Policy of Appeasement?
Jáč, Marek ; Calda, Miloš (advisor) ; Smetana, Vít (referee)
This Master thesis, U.S. and the Czechoslovak Crisis in 1938: Policy of Appeasement?, examines the policy of the United States in 1938 during the dispute between Czechoslovakia and Nazi Germany over the Sudeten German issue. This paper is a case study and it analyzes a diplomatic correspondence and public statements of key representatives of U.S. foreign policy in the period March to October 1938. The goal of the paper is to evaluate the U.S. policy towards the Czechoslovak crisis and to consider whether or not the U.S. policy could be labeled as a policy of appeasement. There are four chapters. The first chapter recapitulates U.S. foreign policy before 1938, briefly describes issues of appeasement and describes the Czechoslovak-U.S. relations before 1938. The second chapter deals with U.S. policy during the so-called May crisis. The third chapter focuses on U.S. policy during the Munich Conference. The fourth chapter analyzes attitudes and actions of U.S. representatives in the time of the Munich Conference.
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F. D. Roosevelt's attitude towards opening the second front
Calta, Jan ; Stellner, František (advisor) ; Koura, Jan (referee)
The core of this work is aimed on the British - American alliance during the Second world war and the effort of allies carry out the massive cross - channel invasion. All this matters are reflected from the view of american president Roosevelt. In the first part is analyzed non - belligerent period of american neutrality before the attack at Pearl Harbor and the Roosevelt's effort prepare the american society for the entry to the war. The second part described the period from the american entry to the war until the first invasion in North Africa. The attention is aimed first of all on the diplomatic talks, where the Grand strategy was created. The influence of american public opinion on the Roosevelt's attitude is also reflected. The last part deals in the period from the invasion in North Africa until the final decision about opening the second front on the conference in Tehran in december 1943. In this period gradually prevailed the power of USA on the Grand strategy.
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The Munich Agreement and United States of America
Lukeš, Jakub ; Johnson, Zdenka (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
In my diploma thesis, I provide an analysis of the Munich Agreement and the Czechoslovak crisis from the perspective of the United States of America. My aim is to create comprehensive picture of bilateral relations between Czechoslovakia and the United States before and after the signing of the Munich Agreement. Thesis focuses on the diplomatic and economic relations between Czechoslovakia and United States in the period 1936 -- 1938/1939. The introductory part of the thesis is devoted to the phenomenon of isolationism and its influence in shaping the U.S. foreign policy. The main point of the analysis is the attitude of the American public to the Czechoslovak crisis and the Munich Agreement itself. The main hypothesis consists in the assertion that the United States played a major role in the Czechoslovak crisis that preceeded the signing of the Munich Agreement. I am seeking answers to these questions: How did the American public perceived the Czechoslovak crisis? What was the reaction of the U.S. government to the Czechoslovak crisis and the subsequent the Munich Agreement? How did president F. D. Roosevelt perceived the Czechoslovak crisis? In order to find answers to my questions I am using the issued and unissued sources, specialized literature and especially the contemporary press. The thesis has proved that the United States took part in the events that preceded the signing of the Munich Agreement.
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The Funding of the British Navy during the Second World War
Baštář, Filip ; Stellner, František (advisor) ; Kovář, Martin (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyzes the funding of the British Navy during the Second World War, whose beginning meant necessary mobilization and restructuring for the funding. The thesis focuses on transformation of the Royal Navy into the state of war, and the problems, that this transformation has caused. The thesis is based on well-known fact, that the United Kingdom was considered as a naval superpower. Detail focus in the thesis goes to assuring of the resources for the function of the navy, and to the production programs themselves. The goal of my thesis was to find out, how the Admiralty and other institutions manage to ensure the Navy, what kind of tools they used and how the Royal Navy stood during the war in comparison to its competitors and other components of Armed Forces.
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The Significance of the New Deal Program for American Economy
Lukášová, Veronika ; Antoš, Ondřej (advisor) ; Ježek, Tomáš (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the F. D. Roosevelt's New Deal program in the United States of America. The first part characterize the Great Depression, which preceded the New Deal. That is followed by the description of Roosevelt's personality, career, political campaign and theories he used for his New Deal. The next part is focused in more detail on the first and the second New Deal, its measures, programs, reforms and institutions. It continues with the description of the economic and social situation in the given period. The last part of this thesis shows opinions and thoughts of significant world's economists.
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Velká hospodářská krize v USA ve 20. letech dvacátého století a pokusy o obnovu bankovního systému
Dubíková, Lucia ; Stellner, František (advisor) ; Kovář, Martin (referee)
Má diplomová práce by měla mít ve větší míře analytický charakter. Rozdělila jsem ji na dvě hlavní kapitoly: hospodářský vývoj USA ve 20. letech 20. století a pokusy o obnovu bankovního systému. V první kapitole se věnuji analýze situace, v jaké se Spojené státy nacházely ve dvacátých letech, kdy můžeme pozorovat známky nastupující recese. Spojené státy změnily své postavení a staly se světovou mocností a hlavním vítězem první světové války. Hospodářskou politiku výrazně ovlivňovala válečná zkušenost tohoto konfliktu. S tím však přicházely i nové hospodářské, sociální a politické důsledky. Ze světového dlužníka se staly světovým věřitelem. Narůstala investiční aktivita, lidé si zvykli žít svůj ,,život na půjčku? a stále více se zadlužovali. Měnila se také politická situace, kde vládu demokratů vyměnila na dlouhé období vláda republikánů. V hospodářské politice to znamenalo zejména nižší daně, vyšší cla, omezení přímé regulace a decentralizace rozhodování. Rozpočtová politika se přizpůsobila zejména splácení válečných půjček, což znamenalo po celé období dvacátých let přebytkové rozpočty.
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