CzechiaTéma 26, úloha 5 · Czechoslovakia up to 1948
What happened on 17 November 1939 on Czech territory?
In the exam (Czech)
Co se stalo 17. listopadu 1939 na českém území?
- aThe Nazis closed the universities.Nacisté zavřeli vysoké školy.Correct answer
- bThe Nazis completely destroyed the village of Lidice.Nacisté zcela zničili obec Lidice.
- cThe armies of the Warsaw Pact countries occupied Czechoslovakia.Armády zemí Varšavské smlouvy obsadily Československo.
- dThe American and Soviet armies liberated the territory of Czechoslovakia.Americká a sovětská armáda osvobodily území Československa.
Why?
After demonstrations against the occupation, on 17 November 1939 the Nazis closed the Czech universities, executed nine student leaders and sent more than a thousand students to a concentration camp. That is why 17 November is International Students' Day.
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Questions and correct answers: Databanka testových úloh z českých reálií (databank of test items on Czech realities), 10th edition, updated 5 January 2026, © Národní pedagogický institut České republiky (NPI ČR). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with the help of AI; in the exam the questions are in Czech. The source of each picture is given with it. We are not affiliated with NPI ČR or with the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies of Charles University (ÚJOP UK).
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