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To: Ilaine who wrote (219472)	2/19/2007 9:50:04 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Probably not. I didn't think you could. It's actually a mix of what was known and is conveniently excluded in contemporary discussion along with a knowledge of what the future would bring. The whole notion of a Czechoslovakia was an American idea from the Czech and Slovak communities in Cleveland and Pittsburgh that preceded WWI. salisbury.edu Czechoslovakia was an artificial state. There wasn't any common bond between Czechs and Slovaks, it was an idea to get the two regions from under the thumb of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The ethnic German majorities in post-WWI Czechoslovakia never wanted to be included under the government of Czechoslovakia. Their desire to be included as part of an ethnic German state began long before Hitler came to power. About the only thing most people know about Sudetenland is Chamberlain ... appeasement ... Adolph Hitler. I expect that most people would give you a blank stare with the word "Sudetenland". jttmab