Starter quiz
- Which keyword describes items purchased by individuals for their personal use and enjoyment?
- 'consumer goods' ✓
- Which keyword describes consumer a change introduced to improve something, often a system or law?
- 'reform' ✓
- What was Brezhnev concerned that the Prague Spring would lead to?
- Czechoslovakia turning capitalist
- Czechoslovakia leaving NATO
- Czechoslovakia leaving the Warsaw Pact ✓
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- Complete the sentence with a keyword: Antonin Novotny was a ______ communist and his government was very unpopular in Czechoslovkia.
- 'hard-line' ✓
- Who was General Ludvik Svoboda?
- leader of the Soviet Union during the Prague Spring
- former President of Czechoslovakia who was replaced by Dubcek
- a popular war hero who supported Dubcek’s ideas for reform ✓
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- Which of the following reforms were included in the Prague Spring?
- a 10-year programme for political change ✓
- free speech and the ending of press censorship ✓
- a reduction in rights for trade union members
- a reduction in trade with the West
- a reduction in the powers of the State Security (StB) secret police ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which keyword describes a military alliance of Eastern European countries led by the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
- 'Warsaw Pact' ✓
- Which keyword describes a set of beliefs or principles?
- 'doctrine' ✓
- How many soldiers did the Soviet army have when they invaded Czechoslovakia in August 1968?
- 50 000
- 500 000 ✓
- 5 000 000
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- Why did the Americans not intervene in the USSR's invasion of Czechoslovakia?
- The US president did not like Dubcek's Prague Spring.
- They were involved in the Vietnam War. ✓
- There were US presidential elections taking place a time. ✓
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- Who replaced Dubcek as leader of Czechoslovakia in April 1969?
- Leonid Brezhnev
- Gustav Husak ✓
- Josip Tito
- Antonin Novotny
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- Which of the following were consequences of the USSR's invasion of Czechoslovakia?
- Romania and Yugoslavia moved further towards China. ✓
- Romania and Yugoslavia moved further towards the USSR.
- Communist parties in France & Italy declared themselves independent of the USSR. ✓
- Led to decreased tension between China and the USSR.
- Led to increased tension between China and the USSR. ✓
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Key learning points
- Brezhnev believed that Alexander Dubcek's Prague Spring reforms in Czechoslovakia were a threat to the Warsaw Pact.
- In August 1968, the USSR invaded Czechoslovakia and replaced Dubcek with Gustav Husak who reversed Dubcek's reforms.
- The Brezhnev Doctrine was used to justify the invasion, claiming it was necessary to protect the Warsaw Pact.
- The USA condemned the Soviet invasion but they did not intervene due to presidential elections and the war in Vietnam.
- The Soviet invasion damaged the USSR's relationship with other communist countries including China.
Common misconception
All communist countries were members of the Warsaw Pact.
The Warsaw Pact was primarily a European military alliance so non-European communist countries like China and Cuba were not members. Some European countries like Yugoslavia were never members while others joined and then left like Albania in 1968.
Keywords
Reform - a change introduced to improve something, often a system or law
Warsaw pact - a military alliance of Eastern European countries led by the Soviet Union during the Cold War; it was formed in 1955 in response to NATO
Doctrine - a set of beliefs or principles
Satellite state - a country that is dominated by another country
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