Czechoslovakia Flashcards
Who was appointed leader of Czechoslovakia and when?
Alexander Dubcek in January 1968
What type of communism did he believe in?
He believed in communism with a ‘human face’
Some of the laws he introduced were…
permitting criticism of the government, relaxation of censorship, reducing powers of the secret police and the ban of unlawfully arresting someone
When did countries of the Warsaw Pact invade Prague?
21st August 1968
Normalisation
The name of the process which saw the rolling back of Dubcek’s reforms in Czechoslovakia
Brezhnev Doctrine
This doctrine saw the USSR using the Warsaw Pact to maintain their status of power and that anyone threatening their power would be invaded by the Warsaw Pact
Who did Romania and Yugoslavia sign partnerships with to further divide the communist world?
China
