Czechoslovakia

You may know many things about me as that is no surprise for I have no secrets from you but I would like to make sure you know anything that might have not been talked about or mentioned. I was born on February 28,1908 in a town called Brno, Czechoslovakia to my loving parents; one of two children. I got my law degree from Brno University on November 27,1931. Two years after I graduated law school I met you and we married on December…

The Soviet Union, or USSR, had its roots in the early 1900s and has had multiple leaders. Each leader of the USSR had their own policies and legacies, which set themselves apart from one another. One of these leaders was Leonid Brezhnev, who was the successor of Nikita Khrushchev. Brezhnev rule was defined by his domestic policies, stagnation, and relations with the US. Although he brought much power and prestige to the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev’s legacy is mostly remembered by his rule…

economy was devastated after the war, and the Great Depression. Adolf Hitler gained power during this period announcing rebuild Germany’s military forces. In 1938, Germany began annexing neighboring countries such as all of Austria and most of Czechoslovakia. Most importantly, attacking Poland in September 1939 was the catalyst of the Second World War. Japan, one of the Axis member, also had same strategy as German did to neighboring countries. Japan already conquering Korean Peninsula since…

the second with japan. Soon he invaded Austria which forced their leader to have a vote to see if they should go with germany. 99% of austria sided with germany. Soon hitler aimed to take Czechoslovakia and met with the prime minister. They have come to the conclusion that hitler would have part of Czechoslovakia if he promised to not invade the rest of it. Hitler was not a man of his word however and invaded the rest after six months. Hitler truly wanted to regain control and his next target…

Austria, forcing Austria to unite with Germany. Half a year later, Hitler returned to his expansion plan and turned his focus to Czechoslovakia. This demand of the Sudetenland was reluctantly allowed by Chamberlain on the condition that the remaining land in Czechoslovakia would not be invaded. Several months later, Hitler once again went against his word and invaded Czechoslovakia months later. France and Britain still refused to stand in Hitler’s way, in fear of another war. Eventually, when…

Memorial Museum (2014). As the USHMM (2014) continues to assert, Kindertransport reflects the efforts undertaken by the British government to bring thousands of Jewish refugee children out of Nazi Germany and other parts of Europe such as Austria and Czechoslovakia which under Hitler’s control. The Kindertransports were necessitated mainly by the Kristallnacht or the “night of broken glass” visited by Nazi forces on German Jews.…

were in concentration camps or were no longer able to support them were favored towards being emigrated. Also, organizations gave priority to orphans and homeless children. Most of the transports were by train, but there were some transports from Czechoslovakia done by plane. One thing unique about the Kindertransport was that Jews, Quakers, and Christians of man denominations all worked together to rescue the children, who were predominantly…

survival of the fittest. Romi Cohn, a teenage Jewish partisan, took on the responsibility of taking care of the Jewish families in his home town, thus leading him to the path of resistance. Romi Cohn was a thirteen year old boy who was living in Czechoslovakia, when the Nazis took over the country. He was taken to Hungary by a guide, which separated him from his family. The family could not go together because the Nazis had already came into the country. They had to go separate…

WWII Summary WWII was the largest war in history. The war took place in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, and North America and in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic oceans. This war was way more advanced than WWI. WWII had more men, and women, more machines, more money, and more technology was used in WWII than any other war in history at the time. Some of the main people involved in WWII were Adolf Hitler (leader of Germany) and Hideki Tojo (leader of japan) The two main nations that…

effort to help the Jews, Britain developed the idea of kindertransport. A rescue plan that allows immigration of Jews under the age of 17. The invention of “kindertransport saved around 10,000 children, most of them Jewish, from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland”(Kindertransport). This idea of rescuing Jews from Germany save thousands of lives. The paradox of both beauty and ugly occurring in WW II is shown through this idea, many citizens risked their lives for others in the…