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More Than Prague - Czech Republic Country Background
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Tags: The Czech Republic, Country Background, Czechoslovakia, Velvet Revolution, communism, Slovakia, European Union, History
Check out these facts about the Czech Republic
| | The following is a high-level historical overview of The Czech Republic. |
| | Following World War I, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. |
| | Between World War I & World War II, Czechoslovakia’s leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Sudeten Germans and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). |
| | After World War II, a truncated Czechoslovakia fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. |
| | In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the Czechoslovakia’s leaders to liberalize Communist party rule and create "socialism with a human face." |
| | Anti-Soviet demonstrations in 1969 ushered in a period of harsh repression. |
| | With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution." |
| | On 1 January 1993, the Czechoslovakia underwent a "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. |
| | The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. |
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