Prague Spring Flashcards
List 5
List of reasons of why ppl protest in Czechoslovakia during 1968
- Run by USSR
- Few consumer goods were avaliable
- No freedom of speech
- People were spied by the secret police
- Purges were common
What happened at January 1968
Novotny was replaced by Alexander Dubcek
What relation is Dubcek to Brezhnev
Friend
What politcal ideology is Dubcek
Communist
Brezhnev hope Dubcek could do what?
calm the situation
Dubcek’s Reforms Aim
Make Czechoslovakia less repressive and more freedom – Socialism with a Human Face
Make sure reforms will not challenge the Soviets
When did Dubcek launched his reforms
April 1968
What was the reforms known for?
Prague Spring
Examples of Dubcek Reforms
- Allow freedom of speech
- Power of secret police were reduced
- Allow trade and travel with the west.
Will Czechoslovakia leave the Warsaw Pact
No
Why did Brezhnev crush the Prague Spring
- Weakens soviet control
- other communists put pressure on Brezhnev to act
Plan A: Persuasion and Pressure (Part 1)
What did it involve
- Brezhnev atttempted to talk Dubcek into backing down
How did Dubcek reacted to Plan A: Part 1
Persuasion and Pressure
1.Refused to reverse the changes
Plan A: Persuasion and Pressure (Part 2)
What did it involve
Warsaw Pact troops performed training exercises on Czech border
How did Dubcek reacted to Plan A: (Part 2)
Not allow other parties to be set up
