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  Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Main Page
It is intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern European history and American history, as well as in modern Western Civilization and World Cultures.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project began as a way to access texts that were already available on the Internet, it now contains hundreds of texts made available locally.
Although the history of social and cultural elite groups remains important to historians, the lives of non-elite women, people of color, lesbians and gays are also well represented here.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/modsbook.html   (951 words)

  
  Britain.tv Wikipedia - History of Czechoslovakia
The creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 was the culmination of the long struggle of the Czechs against their Austrian rulers and of the Slovaks against Hungarisation and their Hungarian rulers.
Czechoslovakia became a satellite state of the Soviet Union; it was a founding member of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon) in 1949 and of the Warsaw Pact in 1955.
Although Czechoslovakia's industrial growth of 170 percent between 1948 and 1957 was impressive, it was far exceeded by that of Japan (300 percent) and the Federal Republic of Germany (almost 300 percent) and more than equaled by Austria and Greece.
www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=History_of_Czechoslovakia   (3048 words)

  
 Why War? Keywords: Czechoslovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Czechoslovakia (Československo in Czech and in Slovak) was a country in Central Europe, in existence from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period).
Czechoslovakia arose in October 1918 as one of the succession states of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I.
After World War II, the pre-war Czechoslovakia was reestablished, the Germans were expelled from the country and Ruthenia was given to the Soviet Union.
www.why-war.com /encyclopedia/places/Czechoslovakia   (1437 words)

  
 Jewish History of Czech Republic
In the western part of Czechoslovakia Jewish life was mainly regulated by Austrian legislation (of 1890) and in the eastern areas by Hungarian (of 1870).
Anti-Semitism in Czechoslovakia was strongly associated with the general conflicts among the nationalities there: the Czechs would not forgive the adherence of many Jews to German language and culture and their support of the German liberal parties, and regarded them as a Germanizing factor.
Czechoslovakia was among the first countries in the world to recognize the State of Israel, though it was already ruled by Gottwald's Communist regime after the February 1948 coup.
www.porges.net /JewishHistoryOfCzechRepub.html   (7680 words)

  
 Czechoslovakia: History
The creation of Czechoslovakia was the culmination of the long struggle of the Czechs against their Austrian rulers.
Because Czechoslovakia inherited the greater part of the industries of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, it was economically the most favored of the Hapsburg successor states.
In the elections of 1946 the Communists emerged as the strongest party (obtaining one third of the votes) and became the dominant party in the coalition headed by the Communist Klement Gottwald.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/history/A0857671.html   (1238 words)

  
 Czechoslovakia - Chapter 1. Historical Setting   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the ninth century A.D., the ancestors of the Czechs and Slovaks were united in the Great Moravian Empire, but by the tenth century the Hungarians had conquered Slovakia, and for a millennium the Czechs and the Slovaks went their separate ways.
The history of Czechoslovakia, therefore, is a story of two separate peoples whose fates sometimes have touched and sometimes have intertwined.
Czechoslovakia's major allies, Britain and France, were anxious to avoid a war with Germany.
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 Czech Republic History
The arrival of communism saw Czechoslovakia's football fortunes initially plummet but, after a disappointing 1954 World Cup, they finished third in the 1960 UEFA European Championship and returned with a vengeance in the 1962 World Cup.
Czechoslovakia's finest hour came on 20 June 1976 when, with a team whose core was largely Slovakian, they won the European Championship after a remarkable display of heart and skill.
A communist nation after World War II, Czechoslovakia finished third in the 1960 UEFA European Championship and were losing finalists in the 1962 World Cup before a team dominated by Slovakian players sensationally won the European Championship in 1976, defeating West Germany 7-6 on penalties.
www.freewebs.com /euromatchtips/czech_republic_history.htm   (898 words)

  
 Czech and Slovak History: An Annotated Bibliography (European Reading Room, Library of Congress)
The History of the Unity of Brethren: A Protestant Hussite Church in Bohemia and Moravia.
"The Vicissitudes of the Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia, 1918 to 1988." In Czechoslovakia: Crossroads and Crises, 1918-88, 1989 [Chapter 4, Stone and Strouhal]: 297-324.
The Unbearable Burden of History: The Sovietization of Czechoslovakia.
www.loc.gov /rr/european/cash/cash4.html   (7478 words)

  
 World History Compass, European History
An interactive cartographic history of the relationship between hydrological and hydraulic systems and their impact on the urban development of Rome, Italy from 753 BC to the present day.
This history by Stefan Deconinck, is in English and Dutch.
History of the Jewish-Turkic Khazar Kingdom of medieval Russia.
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 International Vegetarian Union - History of Vegetarianism - Czechoslovakia
Kupcik said that vegetarians were the privileged to play a leading part in bringing about the establishment and of the Kingdom of God upon earth, and vegetarians in CzechoSlovakia were trying to make this ideal come true in their own country.
Herr Durr (CzechoSlovakia), now in his 82nd year, who spoke in a charming manner, said that he had attended every Congress since the war and was looking forward to being in England in 1941 and Holland in 1944.
The state of Czechoslovakia was dissolved in 1993 to become the two states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
www.ivu.org /history/societies/czechoslovakia.html   (1616 words)

  
 CzechSite: Czech History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1948 the Communist staged coup d'etat and Czechoslovakia became a communist country.
In the 1960s Czechoslovakia enjoyed a gradual liberalization under the reformist general secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, Alexander Dubcek.
In 1969 the reformist Dubcek was replaced by the orthodox Gustav Husak and Czechoslovakia stayed a communist country under the Soviet influence.
www.czechsite.com /history.html   (413 words)

  
 Czech National History
In March 1939 the rest of Czechoslovakia was also annexed by Germany, with Slovakia becoming a pro-German independent state and the Czech portion becoming the German protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia.
The German occupation was overthrown by a national uprising and Allied troops in the Spring of 1945.
On 20-21 August 1968, Czechoslovakia was invaded by almost a quarter of a million Warsaw Pact troops and Dubcek was later replaced by a Soviet-style hardliner.
www.aeroflight.co.uk /waf/czech/czech-national-history.htm   (374 words)

  
 Separatism: Czechoslovakia
The division of Czechoslovakia into two separate states is frequently taken as a rare success story, especially by separatists elsewhere who like to prove that secession can be done painlessly and without bloodshed.
When World War II ended, Czechoslovakia was reconstituted as a unitary state with some elements of asymmetric autonomy added as a concession to the Slovaks; for example, Slovakia had a Communist Party and so did Czechoslovakia, but Czechia did not.
On becoming Czechoslovakia's Communist Party leader in that year, Alexander Dubček prepared a federal constitution establishing formal equality between Czech and Slovak National Councils (parliaments) as part of the Prague Spring,[2] a remarkable liberalization that would survive only briefly.
metta.spencer.name /papers/separatism-ch8.html   (8568 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Czechoslovakia: Books: Maria Dowling   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Located at the heart of Europe between east and west, Czechoslovakia was the pivot of twentieth-century European history.
Maria Dowling's history of Czechoslovakia engages with themes of perennial interest--nationalism, democracy, and authoritarian rule--and as well as guiding the reader through the particularly rich and varied experiences of Czechoslovakia, illuminates the nature of government, power, and culture in
I applaud her for her brief history of the state, but care not for her use of such ideologies which lead the reader on a quest to draw conclusions about intentions of Czechoslovakians based on little proven (almost manufactured) beliefs.
www.amazon.ca /Czechoslovakia-Maria-Dowling/dp/0340763698   (333 words)

  
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Social history of German and Polish territories in the XIX c., colonial history.
History of Germany and Polish - German relations in the XIX c., history of political thought, History of Galicia.
History of Poland, Germany, and the World in the XX c., History of political thought, Ethnical stereotypes.
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 History of Czecholsovakia, 1918-1992
History of the Territory and its Inhabitants before 1918.
A History of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia.
"Czechoslovakia Between Democracy and Communism, 1945-1948." In: Mamatey and LuÏa, eds.
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 The demise of Czechoslovakia: A political history - 13-12-2002 - Radio Prague
Czechoslovakia enjoyed its most peaceful and prosperous years during the inter-war period, when it was the only functioning liberal democracy in Central Europe.
Following the Munich Agreement of 1938 Czechoslovakia was partitioned into the German controlled protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia, and a Slovak puppet state heavily influenced by Nazi Germany.
This constitution and the subsequent creation of a new federative state was a genuine attempt by the people and politicians of Czechoslovakia to put past differences behind and concentrate on the continued union of Czech and Slovak people within the framework of a common state.
www.radio.cz /en/article/35514   (783 words)

  
 History of Czechoslovakia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The constitution identified the "Czechoslovak nation" as the creator and principal constituent of the Czechoslovak state and established Czech and Slovak as official languages.
In February 1948, when the Communists took power, Czechoslovakia was declared a "people's democracy" (till 1960) – a preliminary step toward socialism and, ultimately, communism.
Czecho-Slovakia or Czechoslovakia (1918 - 1939; 1945 - 1992)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Czechoslovakia   (3089 words)

  
 Czech Prague Mission | Czech History Timetable   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Marie Veselá, a member, was granted permission to leave Czechoslovakia to visit her sister, Martha Roubíček, in Salt Lake City.
The Czechoslovakia Prague Mission is once again formally organized with Richard W. Winder as President.
He also explained that in Czechoslovakia, students must complete their university training without interruption or they are not permitted to return.
www.mission.net /czech/prague/page.php?pg_id=1842   (5591 words)

  
 History - Eastern Slovakia
The twentieth century history of this history is quite complex and thus this material is of an introductory nature only.
One of those pieces was the newly-formed Czechoslovakia, which composed the territories of a) Bohemia, Moravia and Austria-Silesia (which constitute today's Czech Republic), b) Upper Hungary (Today's Slovakia) and c) Carpatho-Ukraine [Zakarpats'ka oblast', the Ukrainian term] (today's western Ukraine).
History of the Ulič Valley - A 2002 rewrite
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 Czechoslovakia: History
In response to the imminent breakup, the federal government was dismantled and drafts of new Czech and Slovak constitutions were begun.
The federal state and the breakup of Czechoslovakia: an institutional analysis.
Eastern Europe's hot prospects; Western food retailers see Czechoslovakia and Hungary leading the prospects for investment in the......
www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0857671.html   (1326 words)

  
 Library of Congress / Federal Research Division / Country Studies / Area Handbook Series/ Czechoslovakia / Bibliography
Kusin, Vladimir V. From Dubcek to Charter 77: A Study of "Normalisation" in Czechoslovakia, 1968-1978.
Seton-Watson, R.W. A History of the Czechs and Slovaks.
Soviet Intervention in Czechoslovakia, 1968: Anatomy of a Decision.
lcweb2.loc.gov /frd/cs/czechoslovakia/cs_bibl.html   (3974 words)

  
 Military History Online
In the history of warfare, the deployment of naval infantry was a regular feature of battle at sea.
Military history often overlooks the contributions of those whose efforts are vital to winning, but don't garner the headlines.
It may seem odd for someone with Toll's political and financial resume to be writing about naval history but a deeper look into his background reveals a bachelors degree in history from Georgetown University and a personal passion for naval literature.
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 Czechoslovakia — www.greenwood.com
Description: This groundbreaking work presents a revisionist history of Czechoslovakia's struggle for independence from 1917 to the death of Jan Masaryk in March 1948.
The authors focus on three critical events in Czechoslovak history: the year of its founding in the midst of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1918, the Munich betrayal in 1938, and the Communist coup of 1948.
The Cranes argue that throughout the period in question, Czechoslovakia was victimized by the rival Great Powers as they attempted to forge their own separate spheres of influence in Europe.
www.greenwood.com /catalog/C3577.aspx?print=1   (318 words)

  
 Czechoslovakia - To 1918   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Although the history of Czechoslovakia as a sovereign state dates only from the breakup of the Hapsburg Empire at the end of World War I, the military traditions of the Czechs and Slovaks date back to the upheavals of the Middle Ages in Central Europe.
He is remembered in Czechoslovakia as an enlightened, benevolent king of Bohemia.
Two centuries after the Hussite wars, religious strife again wracked the Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia, and at the Battle of the White Mountain in 1620, Czech freedom was lost to the Austrian Hapsburgs (see Hapsburg Absolutism and the Bohemian Estates, ch.
www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-3741.html   (306 words)

  
 Transition, Constitution Making in Czechoslovakia
In Section I, I provide a very selective survey of the history of Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1989, organized to make sense of what happened after 1989.
The history of the Republic from its creation to 1989 is punctuated by four dates: 1938, 1945, 1948 and 1968.
The proximate cause of the downfall of Communism in Czechoslovakia was the brutal repression of student demonstrators on November 17 1989, followed by a wave of mass protests that ultimately also reached the factories.
www.tamilnation.org /conflictresolution/countrystudies/czech.htm   (12655 words)

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