The High Line | Friends of the High Line. Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia (or Czecho-Slovakia;[1] Czech and Slovak: Československo, Česko-Slovensko)[2] was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into Czechia and Slovakia on 1 January 1993. From 1939 to 1945, following its forced division and partial incorporation into Nazi Germany, the state did not de facto exist but its government-in-exile continued to operate. On 29 June 1945, a treaty was signed between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union, ceding Carpatho-Ukraine to the USSR. From 1948 to 1990 Czechoslovakia had a command or planned economy, which was disintegrated on 1 January 1991, removing price controls after a period of preparation. Basic characteristics[edit] The Czech lion in the small coat of arms Form of state Neighbours Topography The country was of generally irregular terrain.
Climate Official names[edit] History[edit] Foundation[edit] Origins[edit] Founding[edit] What is Communism? (with pictures) I was born in Romania, a few months before the Revolution, and you would not believe the crap that was going on in this country. We probably had it the worst of the entire communist block. I can tell you a few things that my parents told me, from what they experienced, first-hand.
Food was rationed, and you could hardly find anything to buy in the stores, so people would spend huge amounts of money to buy stuff off the black market, like cigarettes, or coffee, which were hideously overpriced. One adult's food ration per month consisted of one whole chicken, 10 eggs and 1 pack and a half of butter (I'm not making this up). If you wanted to buy anything in stores, you had to get in line for it(especially milk) sometimes at 4 o'clock in the morning, to be there when the transport arrived, because there was rarely enough for everybody.
My father, who was a weapons engineer, made about one quarter of the money a tractor driver made per month. Heat during winter was not always guaranteed. Iron Curtain. The Iron Curtain Divided Europe and Berlin During the time I was in Germany, Europe was divided by the "Iron Curtain. " Intense Communism controlled the lives of people in the countries to the east of the iron curtain, contrasted with freedom in countries to the west.
The above map shows a proposed tourist trail along where the Iron Curtain once stood. Germany was split by the "Iron Curtain," with Communist East Germany (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) [in orange color] on one side and free West Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [in purple color] on the other side. At the end of World War II, Berlin (Germany's capital city) was divided into four zones. On September 24, 1961 the Berliner Morgenpost tried to describe their plight to Americans. The headline was directed at retired American General Lucius D. The newspaper reads: "General Clay! ...if the U.S.A. were torn and the eastern part of the country groaned under the whip of a foreign rule? [Top] [Back] [Home] Slater Mill :: Welcome.