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The circumstances of the conclusion and media coverage of the 1973 Prague Treaty between the Czechoslovakia and Germany
JANEČKOVÁ, Šárka
The bachelor thesis deals with the circumstances surrounding the signing of the Prague Treaty in 1973 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. It presents the controversial issues that accompanied the negotiations. The fundamental disagreement lay in different interpretations of the validity of the Munich Agreement. The signing of the Prague Treaty made possible a process of détente in international relations that supported West German Chancellor Willy Brandt's concept of neue Ostpolitik. The bachelor's thesis further presents the media image of the conclusion of the Prague Treaty, while there was a significant difference between the periodicals published in Czechoslovakia and in Western Europe, which resulted from the different conception of the role of the media in the political system.
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The attitude of CDU/CSU to the eastern and Germany policy of the social-liberal coalition in 1969-1973 and its influence on the then government
Mourková, Petra ; Nigrin, Tomáš (advisor) ; Handl, Vladimír (referee)
Bachelor thesis The attitude of the CDU/CSU to the Eastern and German policy of the social- liberal coalition in 1969-1973 and its influence on the then government focuses on the attitude of the CDU/CSU to Eastern and German politics in 1969-1973. This is the policy towards the Eastern Bloc countries that was pursued by Willy Brandt's social-liberal government. The presented thesis also deals with the influence of the Union on the promotion of Eastern and German policy in this period. After exactly 20 years in power, the Union had to accept the new role of the opposition party after the 1969 elections to the Bundestag. After three years of "unity" in a grand coalition led by Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger, an imaginary period of ideological war with the SPD began, caused in particular by the question of Eastern and German politics. The thesis describes the main events in the promotion of German and Eastern policy, starting with the German-German summits in Erfurt and Kassel, through negotiations on agreements with the Eastern bloc countries to the accession of Germany and the GDR to the United Nations. The thesis is the assumption that the Union influenced the course of German and Eastern policy of the newly ruling social-liberal coalition, mainly through the main opposition figures.
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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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Word-formation - grammatically / semantically / pragmatically - on the example of selected political speeches
Charvátová, Věra ; Lobenstein-Reichmann, Anja (advisor) ; Broukalová, Jindra (referee)
This thesis examines selected political speeches with regard to word-formation and its processes, namely from the grammatical, semantic, and pragmatic points of view. The analyzed political speeches are the Otto von Bismarck's speech delivered on 20 July 1870, the Adolf Hitler's speech delivered on 1 September 1939, the Willy Brandt's speech delivered on 10 November 1989, and the Angela Merkel's speech from 14 December 2015. This is an interdisciplinary thesis which deals with politics, history, and linguistics. The thesis examines four different periods, namely Bismarck's era, Nazism, the Federal Republic of Germany between 1949 and 1990, and the contemporary Federal Republic of Germany. These periods are analyzed from the political, historical, and socio-cultural points of view. Subsequently, the selected political speeches are analyzed with respect to word- formation, its processes, and the period in which they were delivered. The individual results are then compared and certain conclusions are drawn from the comparison. The aim of this thesis is to highlight the importance of word-formation and its processes which are significant for political speeches from the 19th century onwards. This thesis shows and analyzes the motives, purposes, aims, and consequences of their usage in particular...
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West Berlin and Willy Brandt
Cimalová, Natalie ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
Willy Brandt belongs to one of the most significant and popular political figures of the 20th century. His name is inextricably linked to the West Berlin, peacekeeping, defense of freedom, and the constant fight for social justice. Willy Brandt witnessed the Berlin blockade which started in June 1948. Several years later, in 1958, he had to face a difficult challenge in form of the First Berlin Crisis, and in August 1961, he had to promptly react to the construction of the Berlin Wall. This thesis analyzes reactions of Willy Brandt to these crises, and with the use of e.g. results of opinion polls and the contemporary media reports, it proves that his popularity in this period of time significantly increased. The thesis also provides evidence that Willy Brandt was not only able to ensure the viability of West Berlin, but also its economic and cultural boom and secure its international position.
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Developments of the Foreign Policy of FRG in Relation to the Palestinian Question 1967-1974
Zelinková, Anežka ; Handl, Vladimír (advisor) ; Eberle, Jakub (referee)
This diploma thesis titled "Developments of the Foreign Policy of FRG in Relation to the Palestinian Question 1967-1974" aims to bring closer look at the dynamics of development of the foreign policy of the Federal Republic of Germany in the time when the Palestinian question began to resonate with international community. This empirical study, inspired in its' structure by the Two-Level Game concept by Robert D. Putnam, examines the effects that the Bonn Republic had to deal with in the context of today's unresolved and often polarizing issues and identify factors that were decisive for shaping of the policy. The thesis operates with hypothesis that the pro-Palestinian speech of the representative of West Germany at the United Nations in 1974 was the natural outcome of the transformation that foreign policy has undergone in the years leading to it. After the historical part, which describes the relationship between Germany and the South Levant region until 1945, the second and third chapters deal with the external and internal influences that influenced the FRG in the chosen period. Among the strongest international influences were the US, Israel, Arab states and multilateral actors such as the UN and the European Community. On the national level, in addition to political parties, public opinion,...
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An Isolated Island : West Berlin under Willy Brandt (1961-1966). The City behind the Berlin Wall
Nigrin, Tomáš ; Pešek, Jiří (advisor) ; Křen, Jan (referee) ; Ledvinka, Václav (referee)
This thesis "An Isolated Island: West Berlin under Willy Brandt (1961- 1966). The city behind the Berlin Wall" concentrates on West Berlin between 1961 and 1966 and on the political initiatives of Willy Brandt as a Governing Mayor of the city. The city, which became immediately after World War II a central point of Cold War tensions between the East and the West, remained after the first Berlin Crisis the last gap in the Iron Curtain, where the two worlds - the East and the West - met face to face. After the construction of the Berlin wall the city experienced a shock, which it overcame very fast, and benefited from the subsequent changes thanks to extraordinary work of the Mayor Willy Brandt. His new political style and new communicative approach to politics transformed the situation in the city and led to rapid modernization and development. He was able to secure moral, political and above all financial support for the city for a long time period, which enabled to turn the city into a "showcase of democracy in the middle of the communist sea". Such a success in West Berlin elevated Willy Brandt into the highest political posts in Federal Republic of Germany.
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Development of the diplomatic relations of the Federal Republic of Germany with the Eastern European countries
Cimalová, Natalie ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Šauer, Jaroslav (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with establishment of diplomatic relations with the Eastern countries during the period of Willy Brandt's chancellorship. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the way the contracts that the Federal Republic of Germany made with the Soviet Union, Poland, GDR and Czechoslovakia during Brandt's chancellorship contributed to détente in Europe and prepared good conditions for the organization of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe in Helsinki, whose outcome was the Final Act adopted on August 1, 1975. The first chapter deals with the roots of Brandt's Ostpolitik and the beginnings of his political career. The second chapter analyzes Brandt's government concerning his policy toward the eastern countries. It concerns Brandt's meeting with Stoph in Erfurt and Kassel, and the conclusion of the contracts with the Soviet Union and Poland in 1970. The third chapter deals with the normalization of relations of the FRG with GDR. The fourth chapter then deals with the contract between FRG and the Czechoslovakia from 1973 which completed the overall structure of the bilateral agreements with the Eastern countries. This chapter also deals with the issue of the invalidity of the Munich Agreement, which had to be solved in order to conclude this contract. The fifth chapter analyzes the connection of the Ostpolitik with the organization of the CSCE which is often regarded as the greatest achievement of Brandt's Ostpolitik.
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Willy Brandt and the German reunification
HAMERNÍKOVÁ, Simona
This thesis deals with Willy Brandt, his political activity and with the process of the German reunification. It describes Willy Brandt's politics during the division of Germany, his foreign policy as a federal Chancellor and the influence of his approach of the Eastern Bloc on the later reunification. It also deals with relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic, since their division to their reunification and with single phases of the whole unification process. At the end it evaluates economic and social impacts of the reunification.
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