The study is based on published sources and its aim is an analysis of the propa-gational brochures from the provenance of Czech, Moravian, and Silesian Germans. Another aim is to show the brochures as one of the means of fighting for national self-determination in the tur...

The article depicts and analyses shipping in the Habsburg Monarchy. It is closely related to the overseas companies, one of which was Cunard Line. This shipping company was founded in the 19th century and as one of the fist with other shipping companies occupied an importa...

Introduction: The independent Czechoslovak state, established in 1918, had to cope with the multi-ethnic aspect of its many areas. Only 65% of the population belonged to the state that made up the Czechoslovak nation; the rest were national minorities, most of whom were Germans...

Compulsory vaccination provokes different reactions not only today, but also during the existence of the First Czechoslovak Re-public (1918–1938), both in terms of organisation and acceptance or rejection. The first major law was adopted as early as July 1919 (compulsory smallpox vaccination...

The care of deaf-mute children involves multi-layered care, namely health, social and school care. Only the collaboration of experts from all fields led to setting up to the right direction for comprehensive care – new institutes were created, the procedures of work in teaching,&#x...