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First, he OP specifically mentions "the Czechs", as in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia. Second, languages had nothing to do with it. There was an idea that sa
by imp0cat 3y ago
First, he OP specifically mentions "the Czechs", as in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia.
Second, languages had nothing to do with it. There was an idea that sacrificing a part of Czechoslovakia will be enough to keep Hitler at bay (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Agreement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Agreement).
- ufocia 3y agoWhich Czech part, Bohemia, Moravia, Czech Silesia, or ...? Was it the "regions with German-speaking majority"? Languages had everything to do with it. "Bohemia became a part of Czechoslovakia, defying claims of the German-speaking inhabitants that regions with German-speaking majority should be included in the Republic of German-Austria."
- imp0cat 3y agoBut German, the language, was spoken pretty much everywhere (thanks to the Austro-Hungarian legacy). The German-speaking inhabitants, that is a whole different story.
- ufocia 3y agoOK, now you're backpedaling and muddying the waters. Language and customs are the most prominent aspects of a cultural identity. English is spoken pretty much everywhere. What's your point?