Czechoslovakia

1). There are several reasons as to how and why WWI started. However, historians believe that there are four main reasons as to why started. One of the most prominent reasons as to why the war started was over the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.However, there are still several other reasons as to why the war started. One reason as to why the war started was because of Nationalism, or having great loyalty and or pride towards one owns country (aka patriotism). Another…

Personal Response: The book We Fought Back by Allan Zullo was a very interesting book. The book was a non-fiction and different stories from different teenagers in every chapter. They explained what their experiences were during World War II. I enjoyed reading this book and I hope to find a second book similar to this one. Plot: The book had many plots because every chapter was the story of a different persons resistance to the Nazi's. Paul Stassman was a 15 year old merchant who was shipped…

Would you try to escape? Would you rather die? Would you sacrifice your life for loved ones all because of 1 terrible man with hate? The holocaust was a tragic event and so was the events that led up to the holocaust, how they escaped, and where they went . The Germans hated the Jews because Hitler thought that the Jews sent the world into its first World War which caused over 100,000 German deaths. More and more people started to hate the Jews because of what Hitler told them and they…

expensive fee, their territory was reduced, and their military was decreased. Hitler had wanted to build an empire for his Aryan race. Germany had to extend its borders. At first, this was in a nonviolent manner. Germany was able to gain part Czechoslovakia called Sudetenland by the Munich Pact. Benito Mussolini, French Premier Edward Daladier, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, and, of course, Adolf Hitler all signed the Munich Pact. “Chamberlain defended his policy of appeasement…

British Prime Minister Chamberlain, French President François de La Rocque and Hitler and they came to an agreement where Germany would take back the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia and the Czechs are outraged that they aligned themselves with the people taking territory from their allies. The worst thing about it was all of the Czechoslovakia defences and military had been built in that area so when it was taken by Germany they had nothing left. There were two main reasons for the allowance by…

book was illegally distributed in Poland during the 1970s and 1980s, and was one of the tools that was used by the Solidarity movement to help defeat communism. The book also found its way into Czechoslovakia and was credited with influencing Vaclav Havel, the man who became the first president of Czechoslovakia after…

Eva Ginzova, born February 21st of 1930 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, kept a diary from June 24th, 1944 till May 14th, 1945 while she resided in the Terezin Ghetto. Despite the horrible, atrocious conditions of the ghetto, Eva was considered lucky because she was there for less than year and she was a child. Jewish children in the ghetto received protection from the elders who tried to shelter them from the ghetto and war as well as provide secret schooling. Eva was born to a mother who was raised…

NATO, the European Economic Community, later known as the European Community, the French 5th Republic, collapse of the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis. Then there are countries and their actions to look at, like Yugoslavia, Hungary, France, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, and last but not least Russia. A plethora…

Cancer. That is when Adolf took over as president, his title being “Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor” and his reign began. German expansion began at the year of 1938 when Hitler annexed Austria followed by the “occupation” of Sudetenland and all of Czechoslovakia in 1939. Both were done successfully without engaging conflict with other major powers, and then Hitler thought he’d invade Poland at ease without trying to anger major powers. On September 1st, Germans invaded Poland, outnumbering them…

Continuous Warfare In history, one war often led to another war because there was still unsettled business or harbored resentment from the outcomes that sparked a spirit of revenge. The peace settlement that was made with Germany following World War I left them desiring revenge which led to the start of World War II. World War II had a surprising ending with the dropping of two atomic bombs over Japan by the United States. This upset the USSR, leading to the Cold War. European countries still…