13 Facts About Pittsburgh Agreement

1.

Pittsburgh Agreement was a memorandum of understanding completed on 31 May 1918 between members of Czech and Slovak expatriate communities in the United States of America.

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Pittsburgh Agreement'storical setting of the Pittsburgh Agreement was the impending dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the months prior to the end of World War I By September, 1918, it was evident that the forces of the Habsburg monarchy, the rulers of Austria-Hungary, would be vanquished by the Allies: Britain, France and Russia.

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3.

Pittsburgh Agreement became a banker and continued this profession on emigrating to the United States.

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4.

Pittsburgh Agreement became the executive secretary of the Slovak League of America.

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5.

Pittsburgh Agreement was a publisher of the newspaper of the Slovak Sokol.

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6.

Pittsburgh Agreement emigrated to the USA in 1903 and worked in journalism and the Slovak League of America.

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7.

Pittsburgh Agreement became president of the Association of Slovak Catholics.

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8.

Pittsburgh Agreement advocated the preservation of Slovak culture whilst assisting Slovak immigrants to be well regarded in their new land.

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Pittsburgh Agreement was a founding member of the Slovak League of America.

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10.

Pittsburgh Agreement became a newspaper editor, socialist and Czech nationalist.

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11.

Pittsburgh Agreement was key in securing the independence of the Czech people and became president of Czechoslovakia.

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12.

Pittsburgh Agreement later became Czechoslovak ambassador to the United States.

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13.

Pittsburgh Agreement was ordained in the Catholic Church in Cleveland, Ohio in 1904.

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