Czechoslovakia

The remilitarization of the Rhineland and the invasion of Czechoslovakia were both significant events that bolstered Hitler’s control over the German army; however, the former was more fundamental to the establishment of Hitler’s control of the German military. The German forces had not seen the Rhineland since the Treaty of Versailles had been established, which had no influence of German diplomats to agree to the terms. This event was so significant because it altered the balance of power in…

was a declaration which was proclaimed at the beginning of the Prague Spring and was a symbol of it. It was written about the communist ideals and what had gone wrong with the new reforms. A Letter to Czechoslovakia was a letter sent to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, explaining the concern of their actions and how they were not going to let forces push them away from communism. The first writing, Two Thousand Words Manifesto, explains that at the beginning of…

Prague Spring was a period of time in Czechoslovakia in which the Czechoslovakian government adopted a liberal government that relaxed the policies that were favored by the U.S.S.R. During this time (which lasted from January 1968 to August 1968) the restrictions on speech, press and travel were loosened and the rights of citizens were increased. This was all done under Alexander Dubcek who was elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. He rose to power after the then…

Czechoslovakia was a satellite state of the Soviet Union and one that was considered the model satellite state. Antonin Novotny, the first secretary of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party, was replaced by Alexander Dubcek in January of 1968. Dubcek represented the moderate reform element in the party and as a Slovak he also represented the Slovak interests that had been neglected. However, changes in Soviet rule over the Czechs allowed changes to be made in Czechoslovakia. For example, during…

Marxism-Leninism backed by the Soviet ideological strength in order to hold onto power. The Stalinist system, it must be stressed, differed in time of implementation and degree of severity throughout Eastern Europe, and, while it arrived late in Czechoslovakia, it made up for it with brutality. Particularly curious about Czechoslovak Stalinism was that it lasted well after the death of Stalin, propped up by Soviet power, only succumbing to reform in 1968. It was nothing short of a reign of…

In March 1935 Germany announced that it would not obey the Treaty of Versailles. The league only issued a mild disapproval. Germany began with rearming and then proceeded to move German troops into a 30 mile wide zone on either side of the Rhine River. The Treaty of Versailles had forbidden this action. The zone on either side of the Rhine River was a buffer between Germany and France. It was also an industrial area. The French and British did not want risk war, so they gave into Germany’s…

Firstly, Source C tells us that four great powers of Europe during 1938 attended the Munich Conference and collectively agreed that Adolf Hitler could claim the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia without a plebiscite, so long as Hitler didn’t invade the rest of Czechoslovakia. These four powers consisted of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier France. Moreover, Source C states ‘can keep the peace’ showing that peace was kept and war was temporarily avoided by…

histories and incredibly contrasting religious, social, and social customs. The constitution of 1920, which set up a profoundly brought together unitary state, neglected to consider the vital issue of national minorities. The Germans and Magyars of Czechoslovakia straightforwardly unsettled against the regional settlements. In spite of the fact that the constitution given to self-rule for Ruthenia, by and by self-rule was continually delayed. The Slovak People's gathering blamed the Czech…

Anti-Comintern pact ,1936 was signed between two powerful dictators. It was wise for Hitler to include a dictator like Mussolini and Italy and later Japan to build his opposition against the communist. Hitler is using Mussolini who is the leader of the fascist movement and his admiration, Which “was soon expanded to include the major Asian power Japan in the Anti-Comintern pact in which the three nations” constructed an opposition against the comintern(Communist). It’s wise because two of the…

threatened to start a war in Europe if his demands for the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia were not met. There was a conference held, without an invitation to Czechoslovakia, between Germany, Britain, and France. This was known as the Munich Conference. After the conference, Britain and France heavily advised Czechoslovakia to give into Hitler’s demands, and this gave control of the Sudetenland, and eventually all of Czechoslovakia, to the German Reich. Hitler’s next demand came in the form of…