What was the Czech Republic called before it was known as the Czech Republic?

Answer 1

It was part of Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia splits up into two separate states: the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic on January 1st 1993.

Russia took over it after WW2 and made it a Communist satellite country to have as a buffer between the "western" enemies.

Update:

Historical names of Czech Republic:

Samo Empire - 7th century

Great Moravia - up to 907

Duchy of Czech - up to 1198

Czech Kingdom or Kingdom of Bohemia (1198-1526) sovereign medieval state.

Czech Kingdom (part of Austria Hungary) 1526-1918

Czechoslovak republic 1918-1993 (various names and various regimes-CSR, CSSR, CSFR).

1939-1935 (Protectorate of Bohmen und Mahren, CSR occupied by Germany)

Answer 2

It was half of Czechoslovakia.Bits of it were known as Bohemia and Sudetenland.

Actually, when Czechoslovakia was created in 1918 (carved out of the defeated Austro-Hungarian empire), it consisted of three states: Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia. The Sudetenland is located in the far western part of Bohemia. When Czechoslovakia split in 1993, the two states of Bohemia and Moravia joined to become the Czech Republic and Slovakia became a separate country. The Czechs and the Slovaks are of different ethnic origin and speak different languages (Czech and Slovak, respectively).

Answer 3

There were many names and it consisted of many old kingdoms but the regions are called Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Slovakia. It is often known as Kingdom of Bohemia or Lands of the Bohemian Crown. Slovakia however was historically part of Hungarian kingdom.

Answer 4

For most of 20th century it was known as Czechoslovakia but since then Slovakia broke apart. Most of what is now czech republic is historical land of Bohemia. It was for a long time under austrian-Hungary empire but before then it was known as Kingdom of Bohemia or Lands of the Bohemian Crown.

Answer 5

Geographically, the region was a part of the Austro/Hungarian Empire. Czechoslovakia was created at the end of WWI when the A/H empire was defeated.