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Czechoslovakia’s turbulent path to independence and identity
A historical overview traces Czechoslovakia from its 1918 independence under Masaryk and Benes to the 1938 Munich Pact ceding Sudetenland, the 1939 Nazi takeover, postwar Communist rule, and the 1968 invasion. It notes language, regional origins of Czechs and Slovaks, and Dubcek’s liberalization followed by Soviet occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
Austrian
Bohemia
Moravia
Slovakia
Ruthenia
Thomas Masaryk
Eduard Benes
Masaryk
Czechslovakia
Sudetenland
Hitler
Germany
Benes
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Alexander Dubcek
Communist Party
U.S.S.R