Revision: Slovakia during WW2

• a) When was the declaration of the

first Slovakia?
• b) Comment on economy of 1.SR-
orientation, unemployment etc.
• c) Explain the term: Jewish Code
• d) Sum up the political system of
Slovakia.
• e) Explain the foreign policy and
political system of Slovakia.
Slovak National Uprising

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TV8dnIkSos
Opposition to the 1. SR
➢ home resistance
➢ against totality and against 3-rd Empire
➢

➢ 2 wings : Democratic - Letrich,

Ursíny, Josko
– goal: to restore Czechoslovakia
Communistic – Šmidke, Husák,
Novomestský wanted to achieve the communist
Slovakia

➢ partisan groups
READING 1: THE CHRISTMAS
AGREEMENT
• a) List the goals of this agreement.
• b) Explain the relationship of Czechs
and Slovak according to this
agreement.
• c) What should be done to achieve
these goals?
 Unification of resistance
• 1943 Slovak National Council
• The Christmas agreement – political
program,
•

• To restore democratic Czechoslovakia

• - Slovaks and Czechs should be
equal, autonomy of Slovakia
• - to achieve these goals trough
an uprising
 The Preparations of Uprising
• main force- Slovak soldiers
• 1944 – formation of military HQ, cooperation with SNC
• support of partisans
• support of general F. Čatloš,
• Viest, Golian – 2 generals of SNA (SNP)
• Cooperation with RED ARMY
• Problems with partisans – many acts of sabotage
Reading 2: Proclamation of
Revolutionary military front office
• Who is the author of this document?
• When was it written?
• What did the soldiers have to do?
• Who were 2 generals of Slovak
National Uprising? ( note 229)
• Who were the recipients of this
proclamation?
 Outbreak of SNU
• 29. 8. 1944 /Germans controlled the situation in
Slovakia
• Golian declared the uprising from Banská
Bystrica (radio code: Začnite s vysťahovaním)
• Centre: Banská Bystrica
• 1. 9. 1944 SNR declared restoration of ČSR,
• Beneš recognised as president
• Insurgents seized control over Middle –
Slovakia, the Uprising triangle: BB,ZV, BR
 Complications:
•
Red Army
conquered the pass
of Dukla on 6.10.
•
Late help
•
Uprising was put
down.
•
Partisan´s
republic- ?
 Reprisals
•
Golian and Viest
transported to
concentration camp -
death
•
Slaugter of Slovak
villages – Ostrý Grúň,
Kľak, Kalište
•
Restoration of
deportations into CC
•
Persecutions of
partisans + insurgents
 Importance of SNU
•
Slovakia became
one of the anti-
faschist states,
without military
sancions
•
Slovaks wanted a
federation after
WW2
 Do you know?:1. List
the 2 wings of
resistance.2. Explain
the Christmas
agreement.3.
Outbreak of SNU.4.
Who were leaders of
SNU?5. Characterize
the first phase of
SNU.6. Define the
situation after the
defeat of SNU
Monuments of SNU.
APPS:Choose one voluntary and one
compulsory task.
1. Draw a simple mind map of SNU.
2. Compose a poem about SNU (5 strophes, 60 words)
3. Find a blind map of Slovakia and draw the so called
Uprising’s triangle.
4. Draw a simple graph about casualties of SNU.
5. Draw a comic about SNU, use at least 10 speech
bubbles.
6. Describe one day of SNU. Write at least 12 clauses.
7. Make a poster for foreigners with explanation about
SNU.
8. Compulsory: Create a worksheet about SNU for your
neighbour. This worksheet should have at least 3
different exercises.