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The rigorosum thesis deals with Czech political system in the second Czechoslovak Republic (1938-1939). In this historically short period, liberal democracy has changed into an authoritative democracy. The power of the right-wing parties prevailed in the political system. In the case of Czech countries a bi-party political system, which is unique in Czech history, has been created. The main aim of the rigorosum thesis is to describe the political party system in the Czech lands in the Second Republic period, and to look at the political parties that formed it. It also deals with the Second Republic in general, with the historical, economic, cultural and social context of that time. In the final part, there are summarized all the conclusions I came to. The sources were mainly archive sources, specialized literature dealing with the subject and political party periodicals but even non-political periodicals from that time. KEYWORDS Antonín Hampl, authoritarian democracy, Czech-Slovak Republic, Second Republic, Bi-party political system, Munich agreement, Nazi Germany, National Labour Party, Rudolf Beran, National Union Party

The diploma thesis deals with Czech political system in the second Czechoslovak Republic (1938 - 1939). In this historically short period, liberal democracy has changed into an authoritative democracy. The power of the right-wing parties prevailed in the political system. In the case of Czech countries a bi-party political system, which is unique in Czech history, has been created. The main aim of the diploma thesis is to describe the political party system in the Czech lands in the Second Republic period, and to look at the political parties that formed it. It also deals with the Second Republic in general, with the historical, economic, cultural and social context of that time. In the final part, there are summarized all the conclusions I came to. The sources were mainly archive sources, specialized literature dealing with the subject and political party periodicals but even non-political periodicals from that time. KEYWORDS Antonín Hampl, authoritarian democracy, Czech - Slovak Republic, Second Republic, Bi-party political system, Munich agreement, Nazi Germany, National Labour Party, Rudolf Beran, National Union Party

The thesis "Corruption of Democratic System of ‚2nd Republic' and Radicalization of Political Conditions Presented on Case of National Unity Party and National Labour Party" deals mainly with deformation of the parliamentary system, with growth of anti-Semitism, and generally even with an aimed destruction of democracy which had accompanied development of Czech political parties in so called Czech-Slovakia of that period. The introduction chapters are focusing to outline the political situation in the period having been succeeded The Munich Agreement. The following parts are focused on the changes that afflicted not only the interior structure of above mentioned political parties but led also to a decline or even to an entire denial of former ideas, inherent to the previous period of ‚1st Republic', of which these parties had been integral elements.Based on interpretation of both the contemporary and present day publications and periodicals, this thesis aims to be one of tributes revealing the period of ‚2nd Republic',which has not been frequently treated by Czech historiography. This thesis makes an effort to reply questions of these sorts, e.g.: Has that period influenced the historical memory of Czech people? Was that régime a product of a pressure of totalitarian great power, with regard to the...