Step 1 : Introduction to the question "4. What happened after the collapse of Communism in Czechoslovakia?"
...1. Hungary claimed part of the country 2. Mikhail Gorbachev invaded Czechoslovakia to regain control 3. Nothing 4. The country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia After this happened Czechoslovakia became what is now present day Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The separation occurred without violence (unlike in the case of Yugoslavia) and was thus said to be "velvet", much like the "Velvet revolution" which preceded it and which was accomplished through massive peaceful demonstrations and actions.
