cold war Flashcards
what were the reforms of the Prague Spring
- a relaxation of press censorship
- legalising opposing political groups
- official government toleration of political critisism
- more power given to regional governments
- more power given to Czech parliament
- ‘market socialism’ , the reintroduction of capitalist elements into the Czech economy
how did people feel about Prague Spring ?
They were welcomed enthusiastically by students, intellectuals, workers and young members of the Czech communist party.
Old Czechoslovakians communists were shocked by the Prague Spring and their horror was shared by Brezhnev and his allies throughout Eastern Europe.
what was Dubceks aim in Prague Spring
To allow ‘the widest possible democracy in the social and political life of Czechoslovaskia’.
who made the reforms in Prague Spring
Dubcek
what was dubceks overall aim
to create a popular form of communism eg allow more cultural freedom
what was the Prague Spring
it is the phrase used to to describe the liberal changes about by Dubcek from April 1968 with his plan of “socialism with a human face”
describe the led up of the Berlin crisis
After ww2 and the division of Germany into east and west. There were many problems within the eastern Germany which made it incredibly unpopular eg refugee problems … which forced people to leave to western Germany which was seen that citizens enjoyed greater freedom and wealth.
Between 1949 and 1961 2.7million refugees fled to west Germany. Many people escaped through Berlin and then it was easy to move to western Germany.
Khrushchev was worried as it showed that people preferred capitalist west instead of communist east. And then in November 1958 declared in his ultimatum that the whole of Berlin belonged to east Germany. He also issued an ultimatum to give US troops 6months to withdraw.
