What happened to the great nation of Czechoslovakia?

Czechoslovakia was divided into two main ethnic groups, the Slovaks and the Czechs. Due to many differences, the country split up into two: the Slovak Republic (Slovakia) and the Czech Republic. This was known as the Velvet Divorce and took place in 1993. read more

From 21 September 1944, Czechoslovakia was liberated by the Soviet troops of the Red Army, supported by Czech and Slovak resistance, from the east to the west; only southwestern Bohemia was liberated by other Allied troops (i.e., the U.S. Army) from the west. read more

On this day, Hitler's forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia--a nation sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany's imperial aims. read more