Czechoslovakia Flashcards
Growing opposition to………… The hardline ruler & his slow release of political
prisoners along with economic problems led to a change of leader
Novotony
Living standards & wages were falling . Key products like… had to be produced &
sent to the Soviets, harming their economy. There were shortages of consumer goods
steel
A new communist leader , Dubcek started reforms reducing censorship and offering a
10 year plan moving to multi party democracy. These were known as the Prague.. when was this
spring
20 August 1968 soviet troops entered
Warsaw Pact members like East Germany and…………. were worried by increased
Czechoslovakian trade with ………….. and fears their own people would demand
more freedom
Poland
West Germany
Losing control of Czechoslovakia would mean the loss of strong industries and a
…..KM buffer zone between the Soviet and the West
700
Brezhnev showed toughness and strengthened his control. August 20th sent in
…soldiers, backed by Bulgaria, East Germany, Hungary & Poland. This soon rose to
250,000
Brezhnev announced the ‘Brezhnev doctrine’ Any threat to communist parties
controlling countries in …….Europe be seen as a direct threat to the Soviet union and
would be met with force
Eastern
Italian and …… Communists were outraged by the invasion. Declared themselves
independent of the Soviet Communist party.So Soviet influence was weakened
French
The Chinese, Yugoslavs and ……formed their own communist alliance, angered by
the used of force against communist countries. This increased Soviet- Chinse rivalry
Romanians
Czechoslovakia only briefly weakened relations with the West. Although they criticised
the Soviets no action was taken. The thaw since Cuba continued. The unspoken deal
was the west not intervening in Eastern Europe and the soviets stay out of…..
Vietnam
