Relations between Czechs and Czech Germans and their Development

This Bachelor thesis is focusing on the relationship between the Czechs and Czech Germans. Its main focus is on the development of said relations throughout times. The thesis itself bases it starting point at the beginning of the 19th century. During this time the term national identity is starting to emerge and as a consequence there emerge conflicts between Czechs and Germans living on Bohemian, Moravian and Silesian soil. The text of this thesis is intentionally divided into three main thematic segments. Each of these segments overlap with individual state bodies in which the relationships dynamically evolved. The aim of each segment is to analyse the relationships and their changes during certain time periods in order to compare these individual parts between each other. The main aim of this thesis is to produce a well informed and orderly text to help readers understand the evolutions of the aforementioned relations. The goal is definitely not to evaluate individual conflicts and to determine who was right in them. Objectivity and unbiasednes is one of the primary goals. The sources used to gather information for this thesis are both of German and Czech origin with the goal of combining the data from both sides to end up with a factual recollection of events which transpired. These parameters..