ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Czechoslovakism

Okay kiddo, so a long time ago, there was a country called Czechoslovakia. This country was made up of two different groups of people - the Czechs and the Slovaks.

Now, Czechoslovakism is the idea that these two groups should come together and be united as one country, even though they have different cultures and traditions. It is kind of like a big family where everyone is different but they still love each other and live together in peace.

Some people really liked the idea of Czechoslovakism because they thought it would make their country stronger and more united. But other people thought that each group should have their own separate country, where they could keep their own traditions and language.

In the end, Czechoslovakia did exist as a united country for many years, but eventually it split up into two separate countries - the Czech Republic and Slovakia.