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Reach On The Sudeten Problem Of The Nazi Germany

Posted on:2012-03-26Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:F LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330335465707Subject:World History
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The Sudeten problem was a sensitive issue in 1930s in Europe which had been mentioned again before or after the Second World War. It has not only affects on the Sudeten's life, but also on the peace of the Western Europe. But the academic fields didn't make it receive the due attention. This text attempts to take the emergence, development and the affect of the Sudeten problem as a clue, explores the police of the Nazi to the Sudeten German.On this basis discusses the attitude of the major powers.Besides the introduction and conclusion, the text can be divided into 4 chapters. The First chapter mainly describes the generation of the Sudeten problem, and the relationship between the Sudeten and Czech before the Nazi came into power. After 1918, the Sudetenland formally incorporated into Czechoslovakia, became the largest minority in Czechoslovakia. The Sudeten German unwilling to accept the fact and the humiliation in psychologically, the contradictions between the two nationalities also came into being. The text discusses the Czechoslovakia national policy from political, economic and cultural aspect, lay the basis to irreconcilable conflict between the two ethnic groups during the Economic crisis.The second chapter focuses on the emergence of the Sudeten German Party and its relationship with the Nazi Party. During the Economic crisis, because of heavily depending on foreign markets, the Sudetenland increasingly fell into dilemma. Czechoslovakia's national protectionism made the contradiction between the two nationalities was more and more serious. The Sudeten German Party came into being during this period, became the representative of the Sudeten who asked for independent. There are some different points of view about the party in the Academic fields. The article attempts to discusses the independent of the Sudeten Party before 1937 according to studying its emergence and development, summarize the reason of its failure by analyzing the party's long-standing struggle.The Third chapter discusses the promulgation of the《Karlsbad Problem》and the Nazi annexation of Sudetenland. The surrender of The Sudeten German Party provided perfect tool for the Nazi invasion Czechoslovakia. Under the direction of Hilter, Henlein made the《Karlsbad Problem》as basis, asked some requirements to the Prague government which never able to meet. At the same time, use the British's mentality of "need peace not war" to pressure on Czechoslovakia. Finally, under the appeasement of the British and France, Hitler annexed the whole Sudetenland. The fourth chapter depicts the jeremiad of the Sudeten Germans which were forced out from Czechoslovakia after the Second World War. After the defeat of the Nazi, the reconstituted Czech Government took into account the safety factors and decided to expel the Sudeten Germans. Under the permission of the four powers, the expel policy begin to implement after 1945. Because of indignation to the Sudeten German, Czech expelled, abuse or even massacre them, made them displaced and exiled forever.The conclusion briefly discusses who should responsible for the encounter of the Sudeten Germans, discusses the Nazi Germany's ethnic German policy. On this basis, analysis the enlightenment about the nationalities relationship.
Keywords/Search Tags:Sudeten Germans, Nazi Germany, Czechoslovakia
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