History of Czechoslovakia

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History of Czechoslovakia
Origins of Czechoslovakia 1918 Washington Declaration 1918 First Czechoslovak Republic 1918–1938 Munich Agreement 1938 Second Czechoslovak Republic 1938–1939 German occupation 1938–1945      Bohemia and Moravia 1939–1945      Slovak Republic 1939–1945 Czechoslovak government-in-exile 1939–1945 Third Czechoslovak Republic 1945–1948      Coup d'état 1948 Czechoslovak Socialist Republic 1948–1989      Prague Spring/Invasion 1968 Velvet Revolution 1989      Post-revolution 1989–1992 Federative Republic 1990–1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia 1992
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With the collapse of the Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I, the independent country of Czechoslovakia^[1] (Czech, Slovak: Československo) was formed as a result of the critical intervention of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, among others.

The Czechs and Slovaks were not at the same level of economic and technological development, but the freedom and opportunity found in an independent Czechoslovakia enabled them to make strides toward overcoming these inequalities.^{[citation needed]} However, the gap between cultures was never fully bridged, and this discrepancy played a disruptive role throughout the seventy-five years of the union.^{[citation needed]}