Milan Hodza13 September 1938
Hodza's government imposed martial law in affected border districts after violent Sudeten German disturbances.
Slovakia · Government / Czechoslovakia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Hodza's government imposed martial law in affected border districts after violent Sudeten German disturbances.
Benes received the Anglo-French plan requiring Czechoslovakia to surrender districts with German majorities.
Hodza's government initially rejected the Anglo-French territorial proposals as incompatible with national security.
Benes accepted the Anglo-French plan after Britain and France warned that Czechoslovakia could not expect military support.
Hodza resigned after public anger and political crisis followed acceptance of the Anglo-French plan.
Syrovy formed a new government during the mounting threat of German invasion.
Syrovy's government ordered general mobilization after the Godesberg negotiations failed.
Benes accepted the imposed settlement rather than order resistance without expected French or British support.
Krofta received and protested the settlement imposed on Czechoslovakia without its participation.
Syrovy's government accepted the Munich terms under intense British, French, German, and Italian pressure.
Benes resigned the presidency after the territorial losses and political collapse caused by the Munich settlement.
Syrovy's government completed evacuation of the territories assigned to German occupation under the agreement.
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