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Integration of non-displaced Germans in Cheb/Egerland from German and Czech perspectives and the occurrence of Germanisms typical for this area
DUŠEK, Vilém
The bachelor thesis attempts to map the then living situation of non-displaced Egerland Germans from the area of the former Egerland in the western Bohemia border region during the process of integration among the newly arrived settlers through the stories and narratives of these non-displaced inhabitants. The first part of the thesis deals with the cultural and historical context of the coexistence of Czechs and Germans in the Czech lands from the arrival of German colonists to the displacement of the German population after World War II. The thesis also introduces the Egerland region from both a cultural and historical-geographical point of view. The last part focuses on 14 non-displaced Egerland inhabitants, presents their narratives about the time when they had to integrate into Czech society, and through these narratives, reveals their attitudes towards the issue of post-war displacement and towards the Czechs' perception of the German-speaking population in the Czech territory from the second half of the 1940s to the present.
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Expulsion of the German population from the area of Czech Canada in the years 1945-1952
BEZOUŠKOVÁ, Libuše
This bachelor thesis elaborates on the topic of the transfer of the German population in the period 1945-1952 from the area of Czech Canada in the South Bohemian Region. The work monitors not only the changes in the demographic structure of the population, but also the issue of extinct municipalities due to the construction of the border zone. In addition to the historical context, the transformation of Czech Canada as a physical-geographical area is also monitored here. Last but not least, the author analyzes Czech-German-Austrian relations as an important aspect in current foreign and economic policy.
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The development of the porcelain industry in Karlovy Vary region throughout the 20th century
Beran, Luboš ; Jakubec, Ivan (advisor) ; Szobi, Pavel (referee)
The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to analyse the development of the porcelain industry in Karlovy Vary region throughout the 20th century. Firstly, the theoretical part, the will deal with historic aspect of the porcelain industry, its origin in China, the economic factor, as well as circumstances of its origins in Czech lands, primarily in Karlovy Vary region. The core of the thesis is in the analytical part, where the development of porcelain industry in the 20th century will be presented. In the analytical part author puts an emphasis to the post WWII emigration of German population from Sudetenland and its consequent impact on the porcelain manufacturing, Interestingly enough, porcelain industry was historically located in the area, where lived primarily the German inhabitants. From the collected data regarding the ethnic composition in the first half of the twentieth century it is evident that the population transfer had a negative impact on the whole industry. Furthermore, this thesis portrays the development of the industry in the 20th century, primarily during the period from the end of WWI to the privatization of industry between the years 1992 -- 1994.The thesis concludes that the outflow of German specialists negatively impacted the whole porcelain industry, more specifically in regards to product quality, export to foreign markets and the volume of production.
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Sudeten Germans in the context of Czech and German history at the turn of the forties and fifties of the 20th century
HAVLÍČKOVÁ, Věra
This bachelor thesis deals with the situation of the Sudeten Germans and their perception of the Czech and German environment in the first years after their displacement. The aim is to describe the attitudes of Czechs and Germans and their political representations to transfer and to each other and describe the reasons which led to these opinions. The first part includes an introduction to the topic, deals with the development of Czech-German relations before Second World War and the transfer of Germans from Czechoslovakia after wartime experiences. The second part describes the stance of Czechoslovakia on the German population after the transfer and perception of the transfer in the Czech context. The third part devotes to the problems of displaced Germans and their views of the transfer, self-perception, the formation of the Sudeten German Landsmanschaft and attitudes the FRG and the GDR to this issue. In the thesis will be used newspaper Sudetendeutsche Zeitung of Sudetendeutsche Landsmanschaft and other contemporary press and literature.
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