This refers to the forced migration and ethnic cleansing of people identified as ethnic Germans from various parts of Europe during and after World War II.
Imagine you're at a party where everyone is playing a game, but suddenly the rules change and because you don't fit the new criteria (like not wearing a specific color), you're asked to leave immediately. That's how abrupt and unfair it was for the ethnic Germans who were expelled.
Ethnic Cleansing: A policy designed by one ethnicity or religious group to remove by violent and terror-inspiring means the civilian population of another ethnic or religious group from certain geographic areas.
Potsdam Agreement: An agreement reached at the Potsdam Conference in 1945 by three WWII allies, the United Kingdom, United States, and Soviet Union. It included details about how to handle post-war Germany, including expelling German populations from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland back to Germany.
World War II: The global conflict that took place between 1939-1945 involving many world's nations divided into two opposing military alliances - Allies and Axis powers.
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