Difference between revisions of "Prague Spring"
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The '''Prague Spring''' was a brief period of liberalization in [[Czechoslovakia]] in 1968 when Alexander Dubček took power. He attempted to reform the [[Communist]] state and institute "socialism with a human face".<ref>https://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/dubcek/</ref> Alarmed at this course of events, the [[Soviet Union]], along with four other [[Warsaw Pact]] countries, sent tanks into Prague on August 21 of that year to end the Prague Spring, killing dozens. The Soviet Union falsely claimed that Czechoslovakia had requested military assistance.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/21/newsid_2781000/2781867.stm</ref> | The '''Prague Spring''' was a brief period of liberalization in [[Czechoslovakia]] in 1968 when Alexander Dubček took power. He attempted to reform the [[Communist]] state and institute "socialism with a human face".<ref>https://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/dubcek/</ref> Alarmed at this course of events, the [[Soviet Union]], along with four other [[Warsaw Pact]] countries, sent tanks into Prague on August 21 of that year to end the Prague Spring, killing dozens. The Soviet Union falsely claimed that Czechoslovakia had requested military assistance.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/21/newsid_2781000/2781867.stm</ref> | ||
| + | [[Romania]] refused to participate in the operation. 750,000 soldiers, 6,300 tanks and 800 aircraft took part in the intervention, and it is thought that about 200 people were killed.<ref>https://enrs.eu/article/dissolution-of-the-warsaw-pact-1-july-1991</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 03:41, December 31, 2023
The Prague Spring was a brief period of liberalization in Czechoslovakia in 1968 when Alexander Dubček took power. He attempted to reform the Communist state and institute "socialism with a human face".[1] Alarmed at this course of events, the Soviet Union, along with four other Warsaw Pact countries, sent tanks into Prague on August 21 of that year to end the Prague Spring, killing dozens. The Soviet Union falsely claimed that Czechoslovakia had requested military assistance.[2]
Romania refused to participate in the operation. 750,000 soldiers, 6,300 tanks and 800 aircraft took part in the intervention, and it is thought that about 200 people were killed.[3]
References
- ↑ https://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/dubcek/
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/21/newsid_2781000/2781867.stm
- ↑ https://enrs.eu/article/dissolution-of-the-warsaw-pact-1-july-1991
