Anglo-French Plan Received
Benes received the Anglo-French proposal in Prague requiring Czechoslovakia to surrender districts with German majorities.
Role range: 1935-1938
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Edvard Benes Biography and Timeline
Follow Edvard Benes through 21 dated historical records for Czechoslovakia.
Edvard Benes, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1938
Territorial Proposal Presented
The Anglo-French plan presented to Benes required the transfer of German-majority districts from Czechoslovakia.
Role range: 1935-1938
Treaty of Munich
Benes received the Anglo-French plan requiring Czechoslovakia to surrender districts with German majorities.
Role range: 1935-1938
Acceptance after Allied Warning
After warnings from Britain and France about the absence of military support, Benes accepted the territorial plan in Prague.
Role range: 1935-1938
Anglo-French Pressure on Prague
Benes accepted the Anglo-French plan after Britain and France warned that Czechoslovakia could not rely on their military support.
Role range: 1935-1938
Bad Godesberg
Benes accepted the earlier Anglo-French transfer plan only after intense pressure from Britain and France.
Role range: 1935-1938
Decision under British and French Pressure
Benes accepted the Anglo-French proposals under pressure created by warnings that Czechoslovakia would face the crisis without expected British or French military backing.
Role range: 1935-1938
Godesberg
Benes accepted the earlier Anglo-French transfer plan only after intense pressure from Britain and France.
Role range: 1935-1938
Treaty of Munich
Benes accepted the Anglo-French plan after Britain and France warned that Czechoslovakia could not expect military support.
Role range: 1935-1938
Bad Godesberg
Benes approved general mobilization when the Godesberg talks failed to produce an acceptable settlement.
Role range: 1935-1938
Godesberg
Benes approved general mobilization when the Godesberg talks failed to produce an acceptable settlement.
Role range: 1935-1938
Bad Godesberg
Benes described the Godesberg demands as destructive of the remaining Czechoslovak state.
Role range: 1935-1938
Godesberg
Benes described the Godesberg demands as destructive of the remaining Czechoslovak state.
Role range: 1935-1938
Munich Terms Accepted without Military Support
Benes accepted the imposed Munich settlement rather than order resistance without the expected support of Britain or France.
Role range: 1935-1938
Prague Accepts Imposed Settlement
Benes accepted the Munich settlement in Prague after concluding that Czechoslovakia could not resist with the support it had expected.
Role range: 1935-1938
Resistance Not Ordered after Munich
Benes chose not to order armed resistance after the Munich terms were imposed and expected British and French support was unavailable.
Role range: 1935-1938
Treaty of Munich
Benes accepted the imposed settlement rather than order resistance without expected French or British support.
Role range: 1935-1938
Presidential Resignation after Munich
Benes resigned the presidency after the territorial losses and political collapse that followed the Munich settlement.
Role range: 1935-1938
Treaty of Munich
Benes resigned the presidency after the territorial losses and political collapse caused by the Munich settlement.
Role range: 1935-1938
1941
Atlantic Charter
Czechoslovakia supports the Inter-Allied resolution on common principles.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Atlantic Charter
The Czechoslovak government in exile adheres to the Atlantic Charter.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Records, sources and methodology
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