AN ANALYSIS OF THE DIPLOMATIC SITUATION OF THE FIRST CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE NATION’S DEMISE AFTER THE MUNICH AGREEMENT

Speaking of the First Czechoslovak Republic, many people, including historians, attribute its demise to Nazi Germany’s territorial aggression, as shown in the Munich Agreement in 1938. True as it was, there were underlying causes that prompted Germany to invade it. In fact, the Czechoslovakian diplomacy was inherently flawed since the very first day of the nation’s creation in that it failed to provide peace and safety for this newborn nation surrounded by hostile neighbors and created during a turbulent period. Czechoslovakia, as a nation born in the ruins of the First World War and artificially created to serve French interests in the region, naturally faced diplomatic adversaries that caused it to be one of the first victims of fascism, despite possessing a strong industry and potent army. The objective of this research is to dive into the details of the First Czechoslovak Republic’s diplomacy and examine the impacts and significance of its diplomacy on its doomed national security.