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was named by Emperor Joseph II, after his mother. During World War II it served as a concentration camp. Terezín was a Gestapo prison from 1941 to 1945. Terezín concentration camp is more than 65 years old. Today terezín is located in Czech Republic. Before World War II the population was 5,000 Jews .At the height of the war Terezín held 55,000 Jews. In 1945 15,891 people died in Terezín, almost half of the camp's population. More than 155,000 Jews passed through Terezín until it was…

In The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, the economic changes throughout Europe are explored as well as their impacts on the social well-being of the people. Throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s, Europe was undoubtedly the most developed continent on Earth. With the introduction of the industrial revolution in many European countries, citizens migrated to labour opportunities in larger cities, which promised higher standards of living, rather than working in the country for low wages. This…

The wind chorale and the flute solo were lovely and the strings were very sensitive and strengthen the whole orchestra. The third movement scherzo is hands-down my favorite movement; It’s Czech folk dance rhythm is so appealing as if I was standing on the road or in an concert hall in 19th century Czech. The triple and double meters mix together and this repetitive rhythmic pattern and the unsettling tremolos of cellos and basses prevent music to be relaxed in the slower trio section; short…

vlachovo, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech republic). Irwin's father, David came to the united states in 1927 to find work. He went from job to job but never failed to send money home.when the war began, he could not return to Czechoslovakia.he died of a heart attack in the u.s in 1943. Following the German seizure of Czechoslovakia in 1938. Vlachos was given to Germanys ally , Hungary. As a Jew, Irwin could no longer attend school, and his older brothers who served in the Czech army were…

Inspired by the class revolt in France, the economic crisis of 1846-1847, and the industrial revolution, central Europe, including the nations of Germany and Austria, erupted in heated revolutions seeking equality/reform from their respective governments in February 1848. By March 1848, the German Confederation saw an uprising in the Urban and Rural Popular classes as a result of the “political powder keg” of Neo-Feudal regimes, the new political force of nationalism, and the alliance of middle…

The Social and Political Outbreaks of the 1960s Olympics “Bang”! The runners jump off their blocks from the start and begin to pick up lightning speed. Faster and faster, one runner breaks away, and you hear the crowd roar with excitement when the runner gets closer and closer to crossing the finish line with a new world record. The Olympics has become an amazing way to showcase worldwide competition while putting political and social issues aside. Although, not every Olympics has run as…

The two articles 30 Days as a Cuban and Nickled and Dimed can be interpreted in different ways. Both authors explore controversial ideas and are put through tough circumstances. While both articles do have similarities, it is my belief that Symmes can be a conqueror while Ehrenreich can be considered a native. Ehrenreich’s Nickled and Dimed is a great example of someone dealing with the hardships they are faced with. For a short time dealing with two jobs at once, Ehrenreich explains one of her…

As an American it 's something that you grow up with portraying communism as a negative form of government. Thanks to the Cold War it 's seen as an enemy form of government that oppresses it 's people abridging their freedoms as humans. What we tend to oversee however is that there 's no such thing as an only negative form of government. In fact, for millions of people communism was, not a good thing, but rather an okay thing. It allowed the people, of Eastern Europe in specific, to not prosper…

After World War Two, the United States and Soviet Union emerged as the two Superpowers because they were the most powerful countries in the world at that time. The Cold War was a conflict between these Superpowers in political, conceptual, and economic values. Competition between the two Superpowers had a large impact on many European countries. The Superpowers greatly affected many European countries including Germany, Czechoslovakia, and France through their conflict with one another.…

In 2004, an American-authored Czech film, Most (Czech for “Bridge”), was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film. The movie focuses on the close relationship between a bridge operator and his young son, Lada. One day, the father decides to take his son to work. Lada attempts to lower the bridge for a rapidly oncoming train, but accidentally falls into the drawbridge gears, leaving the father to decide between saving his beloved son and allowing the train to derail or saving the train…