Read a discussion of the central issues of the First Republic in the 1920s, including political parties and minority disagreements.

Describes the events surrounding the Czech and Slovak Republics' united independence from Habsburg rule at the end of World War I.

Episode from a weekly historical series discusses the best aspects of Czechoslovakia's early days of independence in the 1920s.

Read about Tomas Masaryk's work to gain international support for the Czech resistance to Habsburg rule during World War I.

Describes the early days of the Czech Republic's union with Slovakia and the seedlings of problems which were destined to separate the two.