Bohemian National Alliance
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The Bohemian National Alliance was an American political party founded in Chicago
, Illinois
on September 6, 1914. The party represented Czech American
voters who supported the creation of Czechoslovakia
as a state independent of Austria-Hungary
. The party was disestablished in 1918 after Czechoslovakia
became an independent nation. The Bohemian National Alliance published a newspaper titled the Czechoslovak Review (originally the Bohemian Review) from 1916 until 1924.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
on September 6, 1914. The party represented Czech American
Czech American
Czech Americans are citizens of the United States who were born in, or who descended from, the territory of the historic Czech lands, , or succession states, now known as the Czech Republic...
voters who supported the creation of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
as a state independent of Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
. The party was disestablished in 1918 after Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
became an independent nation. The Bohemian National Alliance published a newspaper titled the Czechoslovak Review (originally the Bohemian Review) from 1916 until 1924.