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What would the ramifications of instead of putting the Czechs and Slovaks together, they put the two prosperous Slavic regions of Czechia and German Silesia together upon the end of WW1? Would Germany be outraged? How would Poland feel? What would likely happen to the Slovaks? Would Czechosilesia be able to resist any German imperialism due to its much greater economy than Czechoslovakia?

Considering Silesia was almost entirely Germans and Poles at this point, how would they react to becoming a part of a Czech-dominated country? Would Czechosilesia try to promote a "Silesian" national identity that crosses German and Polish linguistic backgrounds, or would it try to divide Silesians into many nationalities in order to maintain Czech dominance in the area?


I'm imagining borders as such, but without the Communism and exclave:

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