Prague Spring and Czechoslovakian Crisis Flashcards
What year did Alexander Dubcek become leader of Czechoslovakia?
1968
What were the causes of the Czechslovakian Crisi?
He made the Prague Spring Forms but he made it clear he still wanted to be communist however tried to keep a more socialist style. He reassured Brezhnev that they are still part of the Warsaw Pact.
What were the events of the Czechoslovakian crisis?
- Brezhnev warned Dubcek saying he’s going to far but he did nothing about it
- Czechoslovakia was imvaded by 50,000 Warsaw troops in August 1968
- Dubcek said notbto fight back so they threw flowers at the tanks, less than 100 people were killed
- Dubcek was arrested and taken to Moscow
What was the Prague Springs Form?
It allowed freedom of speech, freedom of travel and ended censorship
What were the political consequences of the Czechoslovakian Crisis?
Dubcek was forced to sign the Moscow Protocol so all his reforms would be reversed.
He was replaced by a strict leader. Gustav Husak
What was the political/international consequence of the Czechoslovakian crisis?
The Brezhnev Doctrine - if any Warsaw country threatens the security of the Eastern Block then they will be invaded by the Warsaw army
What was the international consequence of the Czechsolovakia Crisis?
USA didn’t get involved, they condemmed Brezhnev’s actions but they were too busy in Vietnam
Why was Antonin Novotny unpopular?
- Secret police
- No political opposition was allowed
- Economical problems and poor living standards
Who was Antonin Novotny replaced by?
Alexander Dubeck
Who was Alexander Dubcek and what did he aim to bring?
He was a friend of Brezhnev
He wanted ‘Socilaism with a human face’
What did Alexander Dubcek bring?
- Opposition groups allowed
- Less censorships
- Political criticism
- Some aspects of Capitalism allowed
What did Alexander Dubcek’s actions and policies lead to?
- An ordered invasion of Czechsolovakia
- Brezhnev Doctrine
- Dubcek forced to sign Moscow Protocol
