devastating revenge was taken on the town of Lidice, where suspected assassins supposedly

received "aid and assistance through circles connected with the attack on Heydrich." (NY Times,

June 1, pg. 7) Through examination of articles in North America and Europe around the time of

the Lidice massacre, this essay will briefly discuss the events which took place surrounding and

including the massacre, what people knew and why according to their news sources, and how

people reacted to this event (which also depended on the quality and substance of the news

On May 27, 1942 at approximately 10:30 am, two Czech patriots, Jan Kubis and Josef

Gabcik, parachuted from Britain into Prague. They ambushed Heydrich's Mercedes and threw a

bomb into the front seat. Heydrich received a splinter in his back and was seriously wounded, and

was then taken to the Bulkova hospital. He remained in critical condition for days until he died on

On June 9, five days after Heydrich died, an army of the Security Police surrounded the

village of Lidice, prohibiting anyone from leaving. 172 men and boys over 16 years old were

government or party which is in control. If a government or party wants to arouse sentiment in

bulldozed. A symbol of Nazi barbarism, the entire innocent Czech village of Lidice was

perpetrated the shooting of Heydrich (was only among) other hostile acts, such as keeping an

in such a way that could arouse anger and passion, justifying US military intervention if and when

York Times stated that the "Czech Government Vows Revenge." In a formal note to the United

where, when, and why issues; most of the time it was about the what, where and when. Both

arms." (NY Times, June 1, pg. 7) This description gives specific information as to why the

the time in which it took place, and is in that aspect very interesting versus reading the information

Now for the substantive content of the articles. Up until now the focus here has been

I have also learned that reporting is sometimes modified to meet the objectives of the

Some common words found in the essay are:
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Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)