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'''Czechoslovakia''' (Czech and Slovak: Československo) is the now defunct term refering to the [[Czech Republic]] and the [[Slovak Republic]] of central/eastern [[Europe]]. Its capitol was [[Prague]].
==Geography==
Czechoslovakia contained 127,905 square kilometers. It was divided into three major areas: [[Bohemia]], [[Moravia]], and [[Slovakia]]. The main river in the country was the [[Danube]], and the main mountain range was the [[Carpathians]].
==History==
Czechoslovakia was formed on October 28, 1918 after the [[First World War]]. In 1938-1939 the country was invaded and occupied by the [[Nazi]]s, but the official government still existed in exile. In the mid 1940's, the [[Communist]]s took control of the country. In 1948 they were in complete control, and the country became a "people's democracy" and [[Stalinization]] began with a new constitution. On August 21, 1968 the [[Soviets]] and the [[Eastern Bloc]] countries invaded Czechoslovakia in response to a reform movement refered to as "[[Prague Spring]]". The country was a Soviet satellite state and had bad relations with the [[United States]]. In 1989, as the Soviet Union began to dissolve, Czechoslovakia staged the [[Velvet Revolution]] and became democratic again. On January 1, 1993 the country peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
==Religion==
The land of Czechoslovakia contained many different religions affiliations. The main ones were: [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Czechoslovak National Church]], [[Slovak Evangelical Church]], [[Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren]], and [[Uniate Church]]. The majority of inhabitants were Roman Catholic. There were also a small number of Jews. After the communist takeover religion was suppressed, even though the constitution allowed freedom of religion. Between 1948 and 1968, the number of catholic [[priests]] declined by half, and half the remaining clergy were over sixty years of age<ref>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+cs0080)</ref>. The communist governments promoted [[atheism]] through the use of harassment and [[propaganda]], and they also promoted it in schools by ordering teachers to attack religion.
== Demographics ==
In 1987 Czechs represented roughly 63 percent of population and Slovaks 31 percent. [[Hungarians]], [[Ukrainians]], [[Poles]], [[Germans]], and [[Gypsies]](Roma) are all minority groups. In 1986, the Czechoslovak government reported a population of 15,520,839 and a population growth rate of 0.3. The life expectancy in 1984 was sixty-seven years for men and seventy-four years for women. About 26 percent of the population was under the age of 15, and 17 percent was over the age of 60. There were 104 females for each 100 males. At the start of 1986, the population density was approximately 121 persons per square kilometer. The major cities and their estimated populations in January 1986 were: [[Prague]], 1.2 million; [[Bratislava]], 417,103; [[Brno]], 385,684; [[Ostrava]], 327,791; [[Kosice]], 222,175; and [[Plzen]], 175,244. Czechoslovakia was essentially a society of small [[cities]] and [[towns]], in which about 65 percent of the population are classified as [[urban]] dwellers<ref>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+cs0061)</ref>. The country had two official languages, both [[Czech]] and [[Slovak]].
==References==
<references/>
Roberts, J.M. "The Penguin History of Europe". London: Penguin 1996.
Wheaton, Bernard; Zdenek Kavav. "The Velvet Revolution: Czechoslovakia, 1988-1991". San Francisco: Westview Press, 1992.
[http://www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/czech/ Soviet Invasion]
[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cstoc.html Library of Congress Country Studies] Czechoslovakia in Public Domain
'''Czechoslovakia''' (Czech and Slovak: Československo) is the now defunct term refering to the [[Czech Republic]] and the [[Slovak Republic]] of central/eastern [[Europe]]. Its capitol was [[Prague]].
==Geography==
Czechoslovakia contained 127,905 square kilometers. It was divided into three major areas: [[Bohemia]], [[Moravia]], and [[Slovakia]]. The main river in the country was the [[Danube]], and the main mountain range was the [[Carpathians]].
==History==
Czechoslovakia was formed on October 28, 1918 after the [[First World War]]. In 1938-1939 the country was invaded and occupied by the [[Nazi]]s, but the official government still existed in exile. In the mid 1940's, the [[Communist]]s took control of the country. In 1948 they were in complete control, and the country became a "people's democracy" and [[Stalinization]] began with a new constitution. On August 21, 1968 the [[Soviets]] and the [[Eastern Bloc]] countries invaded Czechoslovakia in response to a reform movement refered to as "[[Prague Spring]]". The country was a Soviet satellite state and had bad relations with the [[United States]]. In 1989, as the Soviet Union began to dissolve, Czechoslovakia staged the [[Velvet Revolution]] and became democratic again. On January 1, 1993 the country peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
==Religion==
The land of Czechoslovakia contained many different religions affiliations. The main ones were: [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Czechoslovak National Church]], [[Slovak Evangelical Church]], [[Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren]], and [[Uniate Church]]. The majority of inhabitants were Roman Catholic. There were also a small number of Jews. After the communist takeover religion was suppressed, even though the constitution allowed freedom of religion. Between 1948 and 1968, the number of catholic [[priests]] declined by half, and half the remaining clergy were over sixty years of age<ref>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+cs0080)</ref>. The communist governments promoted [[atheism]] through the use of harassment and [[propaganda]], and they also promoted it in schools by ordering teachers to attack religion.
== Demographics ==
In 1987 Czechs represented roughly 63 percent of population and Slovaks 31 percent. [[Hungarians]], [[Ukrainians]], [[Poles]], [[Germans]], and [[Gypsies]](Roma) are all minority groups. In 1986, the Czechoslovak government reported a population of 15,520,839 and a population growth rate of 0.3. The life expectancy in 1984 was sixty-seven years for men and seventy-four years for women. About 26 percent of the population was under the age of 15, and 17 percent was over the age of 60. There were 104 females for each 100 males. At the start of 1986, the population density was approximately 121 persons per square kilometer. The major cities and their estimated populations in January 1986 were: [[Prague]], 1.2 million; [[Bratislava]], 417,103; [[Brno]], 385,684; [[Ostrava]], 327,791; [[Kosice]], 222,175; and [[Plzen]], 175,244. Czechoslovakia was essentially a society of small [[cities]] and [[towns]], in which about 65 percent of the population are classified as [[urban]] dwellers<ref>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+cs0061)</ref>. The country had two official languages, both [[Czech]] and [[Slovak]].
==References==
<references/>
Roberts, J.M. "The Penguin History of Europe". London: Penguin 1996.
Wheaton, Bernard; Zdenek Kavav. "The Velvet Revolution: Czechoslovakia, 1988-1991". San Francisco: Westview Press, 1992.
[http://www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/czech/ Soviet Invasion]
[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cstoc.html Library of Congress Country Studies] Czechoslovakia in Public Domain