Czech Final Exam

What art movement did Alfons Mucha create?

Art Nouveau

What are the three most popular cities for tourists to visit in the Czech Republic?

Prague Pilsen Ostrava

Prague Spring

Prague Spring was a period of liberation. During this time political prisoners were released and censorship was abolished. Prague Spring was made in Jan. 5, 1968.

Yalta Conference

The Yalta conference was held on February of 1945. The Yalta Conference was a meeting of British prime minister Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Russia agreed to declare war on Japan after the surrender of Germany and in return FDR and Churchill promised the USSR concession in Manchuria and the territories that it had lost in the Russo-Japanese War.

Cyril and Methodius

They were saints and they brought Christianity.

Jara Cimrman

is known as "the Master" and is a Czech fictional polymath.

Velvet Revolution

1989

Czech New Wave Film

The Czechoslovak New Wave was a movement in cinema beginning in 1963 and lasting until the end of the Prague Spring reforms of 1968. The arrival of this new wave of cinema pressured for social and political reform that developed both inside and outside of the Communist Party in the 1960s. A collective pressure that led to the abolition of censorship and the movement towards increased democratisation.

Iron Curtain

-The term that received prominence after Winston Churchill's speech in which he said that an "iron curtain has descended" across Europe. He was referring to the boundary line that divided Europe in two different political areas: Western Europe had political freedom, while Eastern Europe was under communist Soviet rule. -It was called Czech at 1st then later the country separated and was named Czechoslovakia

The Battle of White Mountain

1620

Great October (Russian) Revolution

1917

Munich Agreement

1938

Yalta Conference

1945

Communist coup of Czechoslovakia

1948

Prague Spring

1968

National Revival

A nationalist movement started at the end of the 18th century. Attempting to bring the Czech language, culture, and national identity back to life. Important figures during this time were Josef Dobrovský and Josef Jungmann who introduced the Czech language in schools.

Bohemia and Moravia

Bohemia and Moravia were apart of Czech.

What do Czechs eat for Christmas?

Carpe (fish)

First Czechoslovak Republic

Czechoslovak Republic was a region comprising the historical lands of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia. This lasted from 1918 through 1992. The Czechs and the Slovaks traditionally shared many cultural and language even though they were different regions.

The 4 countries that border the Czech Republic

Germany Poland Austria Slovakia

Know Czech name and date Giselle = Rebecca =

Gizela February 18 Rebeka March 9

Gregor Samsa

Gregor Samsa is described as a hard worker insect that provided for his family. While his family talks bad about him. Or It a metamorphosis story by Kafka that talks about Gregor a hard-working insect that provided for his family.

Vaclav Havel

Havel was the president of Czechoslovakia from 1989-1992 and the Czech Republic from 1993-2003. As a writer of Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays, and memoirs. He is also known to attend. He spent 5 years in prison.

Neville Chamberlain

He is best known for his policy of "appeasement" toward Adolf Hitler's Germany. He signed the Munich Agreement in 1938, gave a region of Czechoslovakia to the Nazis.

Josef Stalin

He killed 20 million of his own people. Or He led the soviet union mid-1920.

Alexander Dubcek

He represented as a liberalization from Jan 1 until August 21 1968. Or He was a political prisoner released.

Reinhard Heydrich

He was in charge of Czech in 1931. Or He's known as "Hangman Heydrich".

Jan Zizka

He was the leader of the Hussites. Or He eventually died from the plague.

Socialist Realism

Is supposed to depict communist values. Or It is realistic and optimistic.

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

It's a protectorate of Nazi Germany established on 1939 following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia.

Jan Hus & the Hussites

Jan Hus wanted to preach in Czech but he was not allowed to because he had to do it in Hebrew, Latin or Greek. He was inspired by Martin Luther and did not like the Catholic Church. The Hussites were the followers of Jan Hus.

Tomas Garrigue Masaryk

Masaryk was the founding father and first president of Czechoslovakia in 1918-1935. Masaryk's main objective was to create democracy between the wars. He took his wife's last name.

What is the coolest sport invented by the Czechs?

Nohejbal

Beginning and end of WWII

September 1, 1939 - September 2, 1945

Strč prst skrz krk

Stick your finger through the neck

Sudetenland

Sudetenland is the western of Czechoslovakia that was mainly inhabited by Germans.

Name at least 3 Czech inventions

Sugar Cube Contact Lenses Cubist architecture

Munich Agreement

The Munich Agreement or Munich Pact was an international agreement established in 1938 which was designed to avoid war with Germany over Sudetenland. Sudetenland is the western of Czechoslovakia that was mainly inhabited by Germans. It gave power to Germany to control Czechoslovakia borders.

Velvet Revolution

This Velvet Revolution is customs posts were erected along the Czech-Slovak border, and signs of rising national tempers were briefly noted on both sides of the new frontier.

Normalization

This period was marked by strong political stability, represented by Gustáv Husák. Normalization is the name given to the period in Czechoslovak history that began with the firm seizure of power by politicians loyal to the Soviet Union in 1968. It was mainly meant to correct the "mistakes" and to "purge" the whole of society of undesirable political influences.

Plastic People of the Universe

Was formed by bassist Milian Hlavac 1968. Or They were influenced by Frank Zappa.

How many eyes did Jan Žižka have at the end of his life?

Zero