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The impact of the construction of the Berlin Wall on the labour market in West Berlin
Novotná, Tereza ; Nigrin, Tomáš (advisor) ; Dimitrov, Michal (referee)
This thesis focuses on the West Berlin economy during the second Berlin crisis when an impermeable wall grew around the western part of the city. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the effects of August 13, 1961 on the labour market in West Berlin. In the 1950s, there was enormous unemployment in West Berlin, influenced by poor economic conditions and the fact that companies were not interested in investing in this part of West Germany. The construction of the Berlin Wall resulted in a number of immediate complications, whether it be interrupted traffic, the possible outflow of people and capital or, above all, an outage of the labour force from the East. It was the lack of manpower, which is considered to be essential for the optimal functioning of the economy, that appeared to be the most pressing problem which had to be solved immediately - otherwise, the West Berlin economy would have collapsed. Thanks to the prompt financial aid of the federal government and political capabilities of the governing mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt, it led, among other things, to reducing unemployment and also attracting new investors to the city as a result of various tax discounts. As early as in 1962, the unemployment rate dropped and a period of prosperity began in West Berlin, which made the city a role...
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The Berlin Wall
VÁCHOVÁ, Lenka
Thesis called "The Berlin Wall" focuses on the period mapping of the construction, existence and fall of the Berlin Wall. This work contains previous events before the Wall construction began, its consequences for Berlin residents, and also the backgroud of the fall of the Wall and its aftermath. One of the objectives of this work is also processing of the questionnaire survey aimed at individually selected respondents regarding their knowledge and awareness of the given period and the Berlin Wall.
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Phenomenon of Wall in International Relations
Hýblová, Kateřina ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
The theme of this master's thesis is the phenomenon of wall in international relations, the aim of the following text is to analyze the selected border walls and their impact on international relations. The first chapter deals with theoretical concepts which are necessary for the analysis such as border and border wall. The second chapter analyzes historical border walls which are considered relevant - Great Wall of China, Hadrian´s Wall, Czechoslovak border fortifications and Berlin Wall. The third part focuses on current border walls as US-Mexican wall, Ceuta and Melilla border walls and Israeli West-Bank barrier. Finally, the aim of the epilogue is to outline the problem of "wall in the head".
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Analysis of the Decision-Making Process of the Kennedy Administration During the Second Berlin Crisis in 1961
Procházková, Michaela ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Smetana, Vít (referee)
The second Berlin crisis represents one of the important milestones in the development of the Soviet-American relations during the Cold War. After the World War II, Berlin was divided into four occupation zones. Following the establishment of the two German states, this situation resulted in the city being split into the Western and the Eastern part. At the end of 1958, the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev threatened the Western powers that he would sign a peace treaty with the German Democratic Republic and hand over the control of access routes to the Western Berlin to the East German officials. The following four-power negotiations failed to find a solution to the Berlin question. After the 1960 presidential election, John F. Kennedy became the president of the United States and thereby inherited the Berlin question from his predecessor. The Bachelor's thesis "Analysis of the Decision- Making Process of the Kennedy Administration during the Second Berlin Crisis in 1961" concentrates on two key events of the crisis development - the first meeting of Kennedy and Khrushchev in Vienna in June 1961, and the closure of the borders between the West and the East Berlin followed by the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 1961. It aims to analyze the U.S. responses to these events using three...
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The Impact of the Fall of the Berlin Wall on RAF
Matějková, Nikola ; Renner, Tomáš (advisor) ; Daňková, Šárka (referee)
The terrorist group Red Army Fraction ("RAF"), which jeopardized the public security with their attacks in West Germany since the seventies and killed more than three thousand people, issued a statement of official closure on April 20, 1998 after 28 years of its activity. This thesis tries to answer the question whether the fall of the Berlin Wall brought the final dissolution of the group. In addition to geopolitical changes it is also necessary to take into account the instruments of the national security policy and the split of opinion within the group. The geopolitical reversal in 1989 had two negative impacts on the RAF. Firstly it meant a devastating ideological defeat for them, even though the former GDR or any other Eastern Bloc country did not respond fully to their expectations. Another shock for them was the arrest of ten former RAF-members who were hiding in the GDR under a false identity. They eventually filed an extensive testimony, so that their sentences could be commuted. Federal Republic of Germany, which had not been too successful in the fight against terrorism up to this time, used the internal weakness of the RAF caused by political circumstances and it finally introduced new instruments to further destabilize the group and led to a rift between prisoners and members at large....
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Media picture of building the Berlin wall-Rudé právo,the New York times, the times
Schneiderová, Tereza ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Köpplová, Barbara (referee)
The diploma thesis Media picture of building the Berlin wall - Rudé právo, The New York Times, The Times addresses the events associated with the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 and primarily presents the analysis of newspaper articles connected to the Berlin Wall topic. The issue of the Berlin Wall is portrayed before its construction, during the construction and immediately after it. In the "Teoretická východiska" chapter, the concepts used as a basis of the subsequent analysis of selected newspapers are explained. The first part of the thesis presents the historical and political circumstances of the Berlin Wall construction, especially the development of the Cold War between the representatives of East and West. The analysis of the three selected newspaper titles is preceded by a narrative interview with a foreign correspondent from Rudé právo. His statements serve as an illustration of the former Berlin atmosphere. In the analysis of the newspapers Rudé právo, The New York Times and The Times, emphasis is placed on the article contents, presentation style, theme diversity, trends and information value of the presented news. The output of the analysis is a comparison of all three selected titles and is based on the given theoretical grounds. This thesis is meant to serve as an example...
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The Phenomenon of the Berlin Wall in the International Relations
Hýblová, Kateřina ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Šauer, Jaroslav (referee)
The theme of this thesis is the phenomenon of the Berlin Wall and its impact on the international relations. Its aim is to analyze the position of the German metropolis Berlin in the context of the Cold War struggle between the USA and the USSR. The first chapter deals with the characteristic features of the Cold War and the specifics of the German area, which played a significant part in the following periods. The second chapter focuses on the post-war status of Berlin and the development of the policies of the four occupying powers as well as on the significance of the first Berlin crisis, which was an important landmark of this period. The third chapter analyzes the events leading to the building of the Berlin Wall and primarily its importance and particular consequences, furthermore it concentrates on the development of the situation until the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany.
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