What if Czechoslovakia had been divided between the Western Allies and the Red Army after WW2 so that the present day Czech republic had been a non-communist state?
Actually in reality I suspect there would be little desire for reunification from both sides. Would be some from Slovak for economical reasons and some from Czech from let say emotional. But in reality Czech and Slovaks would had much less common. However some form of close cooperation could come of it. Maybe Czechs being sponsors of Slovakia entering EU and NATO.Possibly similar dynamics to east/west Germany during the Cold War, sans reunification thereafter.
Benes is not immortal. He could have died prior to 1945, e.g. during the Blitz, which OTL forced him to evacuate London. Just have a couple of Luftwaffe bombers hit Putney prior to November 1940, and Benes might well be no more.snip
Benes is not immortal. He could have died prior to 1945, e.g. during the Blitz, which OTL forced him to evacuate London. Just have a couple of Luftwaffe bombers hit Putney prior to November 1940, and Benes might well be no more.
Someone else from the London Government then becomes President--and will be just as opposed to the division of Czechoslovakia.