Cold War - Prague Spring, 1968
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- Prague Spring, 1968
- Why?
- Novotny was unpopular
- desire for greater freedom and democracy
- Dubcek was a lot more liberal
- oppression of secret police
- low standard of living
- Who?
- Dubcek
- Brezhnev
- Novotny
- What? The 6 Reforms
- relaxation of press censorship
- legalisation of political opposition groups
- official government toleration of of political critism
- more power given to regional governments
- more power given to to Czech. parliament
- "Market Socialism" - reintroduction of capitalist elements into the Czech economy
- Result
- Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia (Aug. 20 1968)
- Dubcek arrested - forced to sign the Moscow protocol
- committed Czech government to 'protect socialism'
- reintroducing censorship and removing political opposition
- committed Czech government to 'protect socialism'
- Brezhnev Doctrine created
- USSR had the right to invade any Eastern European country who's actions threatened the security of the whole Eastern bloc.
- Western Response
- In Italy and France, communist parties were outraged by the Soviet invasion
- formally declared themselves independent from the Soviet Communist Party
- In Italy and France, communist parties were outraged by the Soviet invasion
- Why?
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