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1st World War and 1st Czechoslovak RepublicIn spite of the threat of Magyarization, the C19th saw a Slovak National Awakening within the country, where Slovak intellectuals began fighting the cause for a separate Slovak State. In 1863, the Matica Slovenska was founded and became the focal point for Slovak Culture. The Bishop of Banska Bystrica, Stefan Moyses became its first president. Meanwhile, the cause for a separate Slovak State was also taken up outside of Europe across the Atlantic, in the USA and Canada. There were also similar moves by the Czechs, who were suffering a comparable fate to the Slovaks, under Austrian rule. At the beginning of the C20th, as the Hungarian government stepped up their policy of Magyarization, the calls for a separate Slovak State also increased. Furthermore, Andrej Hlinka, a Catholic priest who was central in championing the Slovak cause, founded the Slovak People's Party. Throughout Europe, change was rife and revolution was in the air, the situation in Hungary was also heading for a change, and it finally came in the catalyst of WWI.
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