Cold War Crises

Question 1

Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia

Answer 1

-1968
-After Brezhnev tried to persuade Dubcek to stop reforms he ordered the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Mostly non-violent protest but Dubcek arrested. US condemned Soviet actions

Question 2

Prague Spring

Answer 2

-1968
-Dubcek takes power in Czechoslovakia and attempts to bring about reform (“Prague Spring”)
-Dubcek attempts to grant additional rights of citizens

Question 3

Berlin Wall

Answer 3

-1961
-Khrushchev ordered the building of a barbed wire fence around W Berlin, eventually reinforced to become the Berlin Wall.

Question 4

Cuban Missiles Crisis

Answer 4

-October 1962-US spy planes discover Soviet nuclear bases on Cuba. Despite enormous tension, crisis eventually ends peacefully