CzechiaTéma 26, úloha 9 · Czechoslovakia up to 1948

Which historical event came before the founding of Czechoslovakia in 1918?

In the exam (Czech)

Která historická událost předcházela vzniku Československa v roce 1918?

  1. aThe Velvet Revolution.Sametová revoluce.
  2. bThe First World War.První světová válka.Correct answer
  3. cThe Second World War.Druhá světová válka.
  4. dThe Great Depression.Světová hospodářská krize.

Why?

Czechoslovakia was founded on 28 October 1918, at the end of the First World War, when Austria-Hungary broke apart. The other events came later (the Great Depression in 1929, the Second World War in 1939, the Velvet Revolution in 1989).

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Source

Questions and correct answers: Databanka testových úloh z českých reálií (databank of test items on Czech realities), 10th edition, updated 5 January 2026, © Národní pedagogický institut České republiky (NPI ČR). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with the help of AI; in the exam the questions are in Czech. The source of each picture is given with it. We are not affiliated with NPI ČR or with the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies of Charles University (ÚJOP UK).

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