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Czechoslovakia (/ ˌ tʃ ɛ k oʊ s l oʊ ˈ v æ k i ə,-k ə-,-s l ə-,-ˈ v ɑː-/ ⓘ; Czech and Slovak: Československo, Česko-Slovensko) was a landlocked state in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary.
May 17, 2024 · Czechoslovakia, former country in central Europe encompassing the historical lands of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia. It was formed from several provinces of the collapsing empire of Austria-Hungary in 1918, at the end of World War I.
The First Republic (1918–1938) Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia. Provisional Czechoslovak Government, chaired by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, proclaimed the Independence of Czechoslovak Nation in Washington Declaration on 18 October 1918.
Jun 18, 2020 · The region is in Europe, surrounded by Austria, Germany, Poland, and Hungary. The area that was called Czechoslovakia was formed after World War I ended, and existed from 1918 to 1992, encompassing the historic lands of Moravia, Slovakia, and Bohemia.
The dissolution of Czechoslovakia (Czech: Rozdělení Československa, Slovak: Rozdelenie Československa), which took effect on December 31, 1992, was the self-determined secession of the federal republic of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Czechoslovak history - Velvet Revolution, Dissolution, Sudetenland: When the new country of Czechoslovakia was proclaimed on Oct. 28, 1918, its leaders were still in exile. Masaryk was chosen as president on November 14, while he was still in the United States; he did not arrive in Prague until December.
Czechoslovak history, history of the region comprising the historical lands of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia from prehistoric times through their federation, under the name Czechoslovakia, during 1918–92.
The first treaty between the United States and Czechoslovakia dealt with commercial relations, and was signed at Prague on October 29, 1923. It entered into force on November 5. It was supplanted by a reciprocal trade agreement signed in Washington on March 7, 1938.
Dec 11, 2023 · Part of Czechoslovakia until the "velvet divorce" in January 1993, the Czech Republic or Czechia, has a robust democratic tradition, a highly-developed economy and a rich cultural heritage.
May 17, 2018 · Czechoslovakia (chĕk´ōslōväk´ēə), Czech Československo (chĕs´kōslōvĕn´skō), former federal republic, 49,370 sq mi (127,869 sq km), in central Europe. On Jan. 1, 1993, the Czech Republic [1] and the Slovak Republic (see Slovakia [2]) became independent states and Czechoslovakia ceased to exist.
