Počátky zahraniční politiky samostatného Československa v letech 1918-1919

• Authors: Petr Prokš

Title variants

EN

The beginnings of the foreign policy of independent Czechoslovakia in years 1918-1919

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The Habsburg Empire collapsed as the First World War came to an end. Czechoslovakia was one of its successor states, arising thanks to the activity of the domestic and foreign resistance to Austria-Hungary. Leading the resistance was the Czechoslovak National Council, which all of the Allied Powers comprising France, Great Britain, the United States of America, Japan, Italy, China, the Provisional Government of Russia and Serbia, eventually came to recognise as an allied government, alongside recognising Czechoslovak troops (legions) as an allied army. Prague first had to deal with the issue of determining its borders with neighbouring states; the defeated Germany, Austria and Hungary. At the same time, it endeavoured to clarify relations with the Vatican and made preparations for the Paris Peace Conference. Initially, Although Czechoslovakia was initially pragmatic in co-operating with Italy, but gradually relations deteriorated due to Prague’s focus on an alliance with France, Yugoslavia and Romania, which later culminated in formation of the Little Entente.

Keywords

EN

history; 20th Century; First World War; collapse of Austria-Hungary; establishment of Czechoslovakia; Central Europe; international relations

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 93-142
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Petr  Prokš

• Moderní dějiny, redakce, Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Prosecká 76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic