16 Questions
When did the dissolution of Czechoslovakia take effect?
December 31, 1992
What is the Velvet Divorce in reference to?
The bloodless Velvet Revolution of 1989
What did the Pittsburgh Agreement promise?
A common state consisting of two equal nations: Slovaks and Czechs
When was Czechoslovakia created?
In 1918
What did the Czechoslovak Constitution of 1920 specify?
A single 'Czechoslovak nation'
What were the political tensions in the new country between?
'Czechoslovakists' and those seeking greater autonomy for the Slovaks in particular
What was the relationship between the First Slovak Republic and Germany?
It was a satellite state of Germany with limited sovereignty
What event oversaw the reunification of Slovakia into the Third Czechoslovak Republic after World War II?
The alignment with the Soviet Union
Who returned most control to Prague during the Normalization Period in the 1970s?
Gustáv Husák
What event encouraged a regrowth of Slovak separatism after the fall of communism?
Return of control to Prague
What did the Slovak National Party seek after the fall of communism?
Complete independence and sovereignty
What were some major Slovak parties advocating after 1991?
A looser form of coexistence and complete independence
Who wanted either an even tighter federation or two independent states in 1992?
Václav Klaus and others
What did Vladimír Mečiar and other leading Slovak politicians want in 1992?
A kind of confederation
'Velvet' refers to the partition of Czechoslovakia without:
'Velvet' refers to the partition without violence
'Viable federation' was demanded by which group in 1992 negotiations?
'Viable federation' was demanded by Czech parties
Test your knowledge about the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which led to the creation of the independent countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1992.
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