   From the 1600s through 1918 *Czechoslovakia* was *part of the #*, though *both [ areas wanted independence*.                                                    Austro-Hungarian state                                 Austro-German state                                    Franco-Prussian state                                  Serbo-Croatian                                         Czech and Slovak                                       Croatian and Slovenian                                 Austrian and Hungarian                                 Serbian and Bosnian                                     	  *Led by #, Czechoslovakia*  became  *an independent nation in 1918 after [.*                                                                                    Tomas Masaryk                                          Lech Walesa                                            Janusz Onyszkiewicz                                    Vaclav Havel                                           the defeat of the Austrians in WWI                     the victory of the Austrians in WWI                    defeat of the Triple Entente nations in WWI            the German attack on Austria in WWI                     
  *#* is the *capital of* the *unified state of Czechoslovakia*, but *[, is* the *capital of Slovakia*.                                                           Prague                                                 Danzig                                                 Warsaw                                                 Munich                                                 Bratislava, an important Danube port                   Bucharest, an important Danube port                    Berislav, an important Dneiper port                    Berlin, an important Rhine port                           *#* are the most important agricultural *crops of Czechoslovakia*.                                                                                              Potatoes, sugar beets, and cereal grains               Tobacco, melons, and corn                              Rice, sugar cane and coffee                            Hops, rice, and tomatoes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The *# (1989-1992) brought changes to Czechoslovakia including* a freely *elected parliamentary system led by [*.                                               collapse of European communism                         renewal of European communism                          collapse of European socialism                         invasion of the NATO nations                           Vaclav Havel                                           Vaclav Klaus                                           Vadimir Meciar                                         Jiri Dienstbier                                         	  In 1938 *Hitler demanded control of #* in W. Czechoslovakia *because [*; Czechoslovakia had to give up the land.                                                the Sudeten                                            Bosnia                                                 Serbia                                                 the Slovenians                                         Germans lived there                                    Germans wanted to move there                           Germans wanted to leave the area                       Germany wanted to move German Jews to the area          
  *Nations bordering Czechoslovakia* are, to the west, *#*, in the north, *Poland, Ukraine* in the east, and to the south, *[*.                                   Germany                                                France                                                 Belgium                                                England                                                Austria and Hungary                                    Austria and Bosnia                                     Bulgaria and Hungary                                   Bulgaria and Romania                                      *As Czechoslovakia #*(1989- 1992), the *Czech standard of living [*.                                                                                            changed from a communist economy to a market system    imposed government control on the prices of goods      developed an industrialized economy                    changed from capitalism to a communist system          improved faster than the Slovaks'                      declined while the Slovaks improved                    improved more slowly than the Serbians                 declined dramatically                                   	  *In* the famous * #  Italy, France and Britain allowed Hitler to take over [.*                                                                                  Munich Agreement                                       Munster Agreement                                      Ministers' Agreement                                   Mannheim Agreement                                     the rich western provinces of Czechoslovakia           the formerly neutral Rhineland                         the 'Polish Corridor' through Czechoslovakia           the western provinces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire    
  The *#*, which is *part of Czechoslovakia's border with Hungary gives* its southern city of *Bratislava* a *water route to [*.                                  Danube River                                           Dneiper River                                          Don River                                              Daugava River                                          Black Sea ports                                        Mediterranean Sea ports                                Caspian Sea ports                                      Baltic Sea                                                *Czechoslovakia* has *#*, but has almost *no oil; in* the *past oil* was *imported from the [*.                                                                 rich coal deposits                                     rich uranium deposits                                  extensive hydroelectric power                          petroleum fired power plants                           Soviet Union                                           Middle East                                            North Sea                                              Nigeria                                                 	  *Because* the *#*, the *Soviets* were *able to [*. (history)                                                                                                    Soviet army liberated Czechoslovakia in WWII           Soviet army captured Czechoslovakia during WWII        Free French Forces liberated Czechoslovakia in WWI     Communists protected Czechoslovakia from Germany       force its government to include communists             make Czechoslovakia a part of the USSR                 divide Czechoslovakia into two states                  force the government to become democratic                 The 19th century *Czech # Bedrich Smetana and Antonin Dvorak* became world famous.                                                                              composers                                              generals                                               gymnasts                                               writers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The *# of* the famous *Piestany mud were known* to the Roman legions stationed in Western Slovakia *in the times of Julius Caesar*.                             healing  powers                                        beauty benefits                                        thick qualities                                        smells                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                *During* the *reform* period of the 1960's *Czechoslovakian industries tried* to *#*, but  *[*.                                                                 trade with the West                                    trade with communist China                             buy raw materials from the USSR                        sell finished products to the USSR                     the '68 Soviet invasion largely reversed this          in 1978 the West was not interested in this trade      the Soviet Union refused to extend credit              the NATO alliance refused to allow this trade           	  *Czechoslovakia* was *ruled by* a *#*, and a *1968 effort to liberalize* this system was *[*.                                                                   communist regime until 1989                            democratic socialist government until 1979             military dictator until 1979                           modern, representative democracy until 1969            crushed by the Soviet army                             supported by the Soviet army                           started by the Soviet army                             designed by the Soviet army                             
  While *winters in Czechoslovakia #*, they *have less rainfall than the [*, which have the most precipitation.                                                   are cold                                               last for about six months                              are short and mild                                     are brief and sometimes quite hot                      warm to hot summers                                    cool, rainy summers                                    humid, tropical summers                                hot and dry summers                                       *Czechoslovakia's economy* now is *changing from* a *# to* a *free market* economy *[*.                                                                         communist system                                       socialist system                                       fascist system                                         capitalist system                                      based on private enterprise and investment             based on the free distribution of goods and services   based on the government's control of prices            based on free entry into village markets                  *#* in Brno *contains* infamous *[* in which distinguished prisoners were held.                                                                                 Spilberk Castle                                        Blarney Castle                                         The Wax Museum                                         The Palace of Versailles                               dungeons                                               pits                                                   bedrooms                                               think tanks                                             
  The *#* are located *in* the *eastern part of Czechoslovakia*, although there is some *[*.                                                                      Carpathian Mountains                                   Ural Mountains                                         Alps Mountains                                         Caucasus Mountains                                     level farmland in the southeast                        desert terrain in the southeast                        level farmland in the northwest                        mountainous farmland in the northwest                   	  When *communists* took control of Czechoslovakia they *#*, and the *[*.                                                                                         took control of most industry                          sold most industry to foreign investors                eliminated most industry                               broke up the big businesses                            state also took over almost all farmland               army took over all small businesses                    army confiscated all private property                  state took from the rich to give to the poor              *Since WWII, #* in *Czechoslovakia* largely *ignored environmental consequences so* that today *pollution is [*.                                                industrial development                                 farming                                                scientific research                                    logging practices                                      a serious problem                                      not a problem                                          causing millions of deaths                             the only problem the government faces                   
  *# of Czechoslovakia* is *forested*, more than most other European countries, but the *forests* have been *[*.                                                  35%                                                    5%                                                     15%                                                    65%                                                    heavily damaged by acid rain                           seriously damaged by over logging                      damaged by flooding                                    set aside in national parks                             	  *Since communism's fall, Czechoslovakia signed # with* the *European community; if the [, this may collapse*.                                                   an  association  treaty                                a non-agression treaty                                 a nuclear non-proliferation treaty                     a secret pact                                          country divides                                        country joins the Commonwealth of Independent States   United Nations objects                                 United States intervenes                                   The spa town of *Plestany* is *noted for #*.                                                                                                                    mineral water and mud baths                            Napoleon's defeat                                      medieval architecture                                  pubs and restaurants                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  *Czech and Slovak films have #* at international film festivals in recent years.                                                                                won a number of awards                                 been banned                                            flopped                                                been copied                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  *Czechoslovakia* is located *on* a *#*; the *[* while the *Nitra and Hron flow south*.                                                                          continental divide                                     earthquake fault                                       flood plain                                            river estuary                                          Elbe and Oder rivers flow north to the North Sea       Elbe and Tiber rivers flow south to the North Sea      Elbe and Ob rivers flow north to the Baltic Sea        Elbe and Tagus rivers flow north to the Baltic Sea        Notable *Czechoslovakian film producers include #, who directed [*.                                                                                             Milos Forman                                           Wolfgang Mozart                                        Kevin Costner                                          Deiter Schultz                                         Amadeus                                                Dances With Wolves                                     Annie Hall                                             Young Frankenstein                                      	  *As of July, 1992*, it *appears* that *# will attempt to [*, *creating* a *separate nation*.                                                                    Slovak nationalists                                    Serbian nationalists                                   Silesian nationalists                                  Czech nationalists                                     take Slovakia out of Czechoslovakia                    overthrow the government of Czechoslovakia             unite Slovakia with Croatia                            take Serbia out of Czechoslovakia                       
  The *region of Bohemia in Czechoslovakia* is an *#*, while the area of *Moravia* is an *area [*.                                                                upland plateau                                         arid desert                                            flood plain                                            rugged, mountainous area                               of plains with more fertile soil for farming           low mountains ill suited to farming                    dry, desert land unsuited to farming                   tropical flood plain with good soil                       *#* is the *most important part of* the *Czechoslovakian economy*; they *produce [*.                                                                            Manufacturing                                          Farming                                                Mining                                                 Fishing                                                textiles, iron and steel, and motor vehicles           textiles, iron, arts and crafts                        textiles, clothing, computers and electronics          heavy equipment, motor vehicles, and computers           *# University in Prague*, founded in 1348, is *Central Europe's oldest existing university*.                                                                    Charles                                                Harvard                                                Oxford                                                 Sorbonne                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  *#* is known as the *Golden City of [*.                                                                                                                         Prague                                                 Pilsen                                                 Paris                                                  Pittsburgh                                             a Hundred Spires                                       roses                                                  a Thousand and One Nights                              Brotherly Love                                           *#* is the only major city in Europe that *can boast of 600 years of [ nearly untouched by natural disaster, war, or reckless development*.                     Prague                                                 Berlin                                                 Dresden                                                Pittsburgh                                             architecture                                           music                                                  history                                                art                                                    
  *Bratislava is on the # River*.                                                                                                                                 Danube                                                 Nile                                                   Thames                                                 Rhine                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                *# in Bratislava* was the *site of the [*.                                                                                                                      St. Martin's Cathedral                                 Winchester Cathedral                                   Windsor Castle                                         Camelot                                                coronation of Hungarian monarchs                       the greatest show on earth                             the Hunchback on Notre Dame                            the Last Supper                                        	  *Kosice* is the *site of a #*.                                                                                                                                  Stone Age settlement                                   rock concert                                           rock formation                                         Rock of Gilbralter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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