Československo na mírové konferenci v Paříži 1918-1920

The First World War marked the end of the old regime and the establishment of a new arrangement based on national principles. Before the outbreak of the conflict, thoughts of independent Czechoslovakia came only from the radical politicians, however, as the evolution progressed, the idea gained more concrete and realistic outlines.Thanks to the activity of the foreign resistance and the success of the Czechoslovak legions, Czechoslovakia stood on the side of the winners. It was de facto recognized, but only the Paris Peace Conference was to decide on the final course of the border and its inclusion in the international system. What strategy did the Czechoslovak representation choose to achieve its goals? What were its main requirements and what did Czechoslovakia achieve? On the basis of preserved documents and secondary literature, the bachelor thesis aims to analyze the progress of Czechoslovak representatives from the beginning of the effort to the final decisions of the conference. Finally, the thesis evaluates the achievements of the delegation and indicate possible pitfalls of future development.