Hospodářské vztahy a sociální vazby mezi Čechy a Němci v letech 1943-1948

This diploma thesis analyzes the economic, business and social situation between the Czechs and Germans. The monitored period begins with the declaration of „Total War“ by Germany in 1943 and ends with the rise of the Communists to power in Czechoslovakia in 1948. The work is primarily focused on the social and economic ties of these two nations and their subsequent development after the Second World War. In the theoretical part of this thesis there is defined the Germanization in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and revealed the importance of this territory for the Third Reich. At the same time, there is also outlined the post-war settlement with the Germans in Czechoslovakia. In the practical part, the thesis deals with the issue of Germans in the Czechoslovak units and their position in the post-war society. Furthermore, the thesis mainly deals with the Košice government program, presidential certificate and the overal restoration of the post-war Czechoslovakia.