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'''Czechoslovakia''', Czech and Slovak ''Československo'', former country in central Europe encompassing the historical lands of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia. Czechoslovakia was formed from several provinces of the collapsing empire of [[Austria-Hungary]] in 1918, at the end of World War I. In the interwar period it became the most prosperous and politically stable state in eastern Europe. It was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1938–45 and was under [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] domination from 1948 to 1989. On Jan. 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia separated peacefully into two new countries, the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]].<ref name="Britannica_Czechoslovakia">Encyclopædia Britannica. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/149153/Czechoslovakia "Czechoslovakia."], ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''. 4 Nov. 2010. Referenced 2010-11-03.</ref> | '''Czechoslovakia''', Czech and Slovak ''Československo'', former country in central Europe encompassing the historical lands of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia. Czechoslovakia was formed from several provinces of the collapsing empire of [[Austria-Hungary]] in 1918, at the end of World War I. In the interwar period it became the most prosperous and politically stable state in eastern Europe. It was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1938–45 and was under [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] domination from 1948 to 1989. On Jan. 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia separated peacefully into two new countries, the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]].<ref name="Britannica_Czechoslovakia">Encyclopædia Britannica. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/149153/Czechoslovakia "Czechoslovakia."], ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''. 4 Nov. 2010. Referenced 2010-11-03.</ref> | ||
===Notable events:=== | |||
* [[Banking crisis]]: July 1931<ref name="Reinhart_crisis">Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff. [http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8973.html "This Time is Different"], ''Princeton University Press'', ISBN 978-0-691-14216-6, p. 358. (The list does not claim to be complete.) Referenced 2011-07-19.</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Czechoslovakia, Czech and Slovak Československo, former country in central Europe encompassing the historical lands of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia. Czechoslovakia was formed from several provinces of the collapsing empire of Austria-Hungary in 1918, at the end of World War I. In the interwar period it became the most prosperous and politically stable state in eastern Europe. It was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1938–45 and was under Soviet domination from 1948 to 1989. On Jan. 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia separated peacefully into two new countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[1]
Notable events:
- Banking crisis: July 1931[2]
References
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica. "Czechoslovakia.", Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 4 Nov. 2010. Referenced 2010-11-03.
- ↑ Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff. "This Time is Different", Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-14216-6, p. 358. (The list does not claim to be complete.) Referenced 2011-07-19.
Links
- Czechoslovakia on Wikipedia
- Studies from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)
- The Czech Crisis: Part I: The Eastern European Roots by Leonard P. Liggio, September 1969
- The Czech Crisis: Conclusion: The Prague Spring . . . And After by Leonard P. Liggio, October 1969
- Liberation by Internet by Gennady Stolyarov II, September 2008
- Inflation in Czechoslovakia 1985-91 by Zdenek Drabek, Kamil Janacek and Zdenek Tuma, May 1993
- Divorce, Czechoslovak Style (pdf) by Vojtech Cepl and Ronald F. Lipp, Liberty Magazine 1992, p.27-29