Czechoslovakia was a state that existed from
1918 to 1992. It dissoluted peacefully to form
Czechia and
Slovakia in a process known as Velvet Revolution.
Czechoslovakia is a general term to designate the area of today's Czechia and Slovakia. However, the history of the country and its formal names was vivid.
The term Czechoslovakia includes:
Era known as "The First
Republic"
โ 1918โ1920: Republic of Czechoslovakia
โ 1920โ1938: Czechoslovak Republic
Era known as "The Second Republic", that was interrupted by nazi occupation (1939-1945).
โ 1938โ1939: Czecho-Slovak Republic
Era from 1945 to 1948 known as "The Third Republic" that was interrupted by the rise of communism (1948-1989), which is sometimes called "The Fourth Republic".
โ 1945โ1960: Czechoslovak Republic
โ 1960โ1990: Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Era
after the fall of communism after 1989, that is sometimes reffered to as "The Fifth Republic".
โ 1990: Czechoslovak Federative Republic
โ 1990: Czech and
Slovak Federative Republic
A: "I'm going to Prague in Czechoslovakia next month!"
B: "No, you're not. Czechoslovakia doesn't exist anymore. Since 1993 it's two separate countries:
Czechia and Slovakia. So you're going to Prague, Czechia."
A: "You're mean. I won't send you a picture of the Prague Castle. You know, that thing with with all the towers and stuff!"
B: "That's actually St.
Vitus Cathedral, only a part of the Prague
Castle complex.
A: ...
B: "I'll show myself out."