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That Poland had very good relations with Hungary - a country that had justifiable territorial claims towards Czechoslovakia - didn't help either, but the fact remains that Czechoslovakian politcians are more to blame for the lack of Polish - Czechoslovakian alliance than Polish politicians.
Take off the rose-tinted glasses for a sec - do you honestly think that Poland, a country which not only screwed over Lithuania but also Ukraine, would really have been so interested in any alliance with the Czechs when there was territory to be gained?
Poland's worst hour was certainly the II RP - gone was the consensual decision taking, and it was replaced with a nasty strain of nationalism combined with a false sense of confidence.
Together with Czechs we could create a strong defence against Germans. The Czech army had great equipment (which was later on successfully exploited by Germans, also during the invasion of Poland) - combined with Polish excellent infantry and cavalry, allied Poles and Czechs would be a hard nut to crack for Hitler.
A joint alliance, combined with some other countries would've been pretty formidable - I can't imagine them ever letting Hitler rise. It's not inconceivable that such an alliance would have "dealt with" Hitler and replaced him with someone more agreeable to European interests.
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