What was Czechoslovakia before it was Czechoslovakia?

Czechoslovakia itself had been formed at the end of World War I, following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Prior to the war the region consisted of Bohemia and Moravia, often called the Czech Lands, in the west, and Slovakia, a part of Hungary, in the east.

What was Czechoslovakia before?

When was Czechoslovakia created?

October 28, 1918
Czechoslovakia/Founded
On 28 October 1918, a state was born. Czechoslovakia broke off the collapsing Habsburg Monarchy to create a union of provinces with no previous historic connections: Bohemia, Moravia, Czech-speaking Silesia, Slovakia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia.

When did Czechoslovakia separate?

January 1st 1993
The “Velvet Divorce”, the name given to the splitting of Czechoslovakia on January 1st 1993, echoed the bloodless Velvet Revolution that overthrew the country’s communists in 1989. It suggests the partition was amicable.

How many Czechs and Slovaks were there?

By lumping Czechs and Slovaks together, official statistics could show that in a country of 13.5 million citizens more than 8.7 million were “Czechoslovaks,” and this seemed preferable to the approach which listed Czechs and Slovaks separately as that method strengthened the position of the 3.1 million Sudeten Germans on paper.

Who created the Czechoslovak state?

The idea to create a Czechoslovak state was conceived by a handful of Czech and Slovak exiles operating in France, Russia, Great Britain, Italy and the United States. Their mission was by no means a simple one.

When did the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia gain industrial production?

The Slovak part of Czechoslovakia made major gains in industrial production in the 1960s and 1970s. By the 1970s, its industrial production was near parity with that of the Czech lands.

Why do Czechs love Czechoslovakia so much?

The First Republic lasted for only two decades between the world wars, but its civilized political culture left such a positive imprint on generations of Czechs that they tend to think of Masaryk’s Czechoslovakia as one of the most successful political experiments of the first half of the century. The Slovaks also embraced the new country with joy.