The Transfer of Sudeten Germans after the World War II. - Economical and Political Context

In the first part of this work I will remind basic landmarks of the Czech-German cohabitation in the historical area of Bohemia, Moravia and south part of Silesia as it is reflected in historical literature. In the main part I will analyze various president's decrees concerning the German minority in the postwar Czechoslovakia and describe the executive process of its creation. I will shortly describe the process of the transfer itself. A part of my work will be an analysis of the impact of the transfer of Germans on various sectors of Czech economy. Finally I will follow up how was this situation handled economically, politically and demographically. During this work I will ask myself i. a. these questions: What led to the transfer? How was the transfer realized? What were the economic and social consequences? How was the problem of resettlement in Sudeten area solved