the Soviet Union still dominated with communist ideals in the countries of Czechoslovakia‚ Hungary and Poland. After the Berlin Wall that separated Germany into East and West collapsed‚ representing the fall of communism in Germany‚ the other countries followed suit. While the collapse was sudden‚ reforming an entire country that had been under communist control for years was not an easy task. In post-war Czechoslovakia‚ the government was controlled by President Eduard Benes. Although he claimed
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to a cooling off period between the rivals. A significant step taken by Brezhnev in protecting Communism was in Czechoslovakia that raised tensions with the United States. During Brezhnev’s term‚ he escalated tensions with Czechoslovakia in what is called the Prague Spring. In January of 1968‚ a reformer‚ Alexander Dubcek‚ was elected Secretary of the Communist party in Czechoslovakia. He deviated from the control of the Soviet Union Communist party by creating and establishing cultural and economic
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its land. Of course Germany reaction towards this was not good and They were angry at the ministers who had signed such a harsh pact. When Hitler came to power in 1933‚ he began to make Germany powerful again. Germany lost the Sudetenland to Czechoslovakia‚ Danzig became a free city‚ the Saar region was under the control of the League of Nation’s for 15 years and an Anschluss with Austria was forbidden. Again‚ one of the main aims of Hitler’s foreign policy was to unite all German speakers. In the
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the Treaty of Versailles if he came into power. He wanted to expand Germanys territory as much of their land was taken away from them after World War One. Hitler wanted Austria to join Germany and for German minorities in other country’s like Czechoslovakia to rejoin Germany. Hitler hated communism because he believed it helped bring the defeat of World War One and that they wanted to take over Germany so he wanted to get rid of it. Hitler was very much against the Treaty of Versailles so he decided
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DOCUMENT 2). As seen by Winston Churchill‚ the aggressor must be stopped‚ Britain‚ France‚ and the other countries must join together in a collective security to stop aggression. They should have stopped Hitler when he seized Austria or threatened Czechoslovakia‚ which was later taken over. The British government is to blame‚ as it weakened the League of Nations and did not build up their defenses leaving the state in a disaster. The British government also didn’t stop Germany from rebuilding the army
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into a position‚ where they simply couldn’t afford a war. The Threat of communism‚ also explains why the appeasement was justified. The biggest problem was the Briton and France couldn’t protect many of the countries from Hitler. For example Czechoslovakia and Poland are two good examples of counties that were
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Lucas Myers HIST 335 Exam 1 Essay 11/11/2013 Geopolitik Coming out of World War I‚ Germany was beaten back both emotionally and physically. Facing enormous reparations‚ Germany had to give up parts of their territory‚ mainly lands containing important pieces of Germany’s coal and steel industries. This led to hyperinflation of the German currency‚ the Mark. Faced with a lack of strategic resources‚ an unhappy populous stuck holding money with no value‚ and the fact that the German people
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Germany of Jews and communists‚ this appealed to many of the Germans. In Japan‚ General Hideki Tojo became prime minister of Japan. They had a strong control of the government. In Italy‚ Benito Mussoli On September 29‚ 1938‚ Chamberlain forced Czechoslovakia to accept an agreement‚ and Hitler promised it was all that he would ask for. This agreement was called The Munich Agreement. Hitler broke the agreement.. Germany’s army grew stronger and faster than other countries. In 1939 Germany invaded Poland
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the arrival of German troops was met with great enthusiasm by many Austrian people. March 1939: Germany invaded Czechoslovakia Hitler had ordered the occupation of a part of Czechoslovakia known as the Sudetenland (in October 1938). Many hoped that that this would be the last conquest of the Nazis. However‚ in March 1939‚ he ordered his troops to take over the remainder of Czechoslovakia. This was the first aggressive step that suggested that a war in Europe would soon begin. August 1939: Germany
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The aftermath of World War II was not a new beginning of opportunities and independence for the Eastern European countries. Rather‚ destruction‚ economic instability‚ and a social atmosphere of mistrust and fear tormented Czechoslovakia‚ East Germany‚ and Poland. Amidst all of this‚ in 1945‚ the year Anne Applebaum‚ the author of the Iron Curtain‚ dubbed zero hour‚ the Soviet Union sought to establish anti-fascist democratic governments in these countries. As the years progressed‚ this process evolved
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