Prague Spring

Question 1

Causes of Prague Spring

Answer 1

-Dislike of Novotny and Stalinist style rule
-Poor living conditions
- Reforms suggested by Ota Sik

Question 2

Events

Answer 2

• Novotny replaced by Dubcek
• ‘Socialism with a human face’ launched. Ending censorship
• Pledges loyalty to Warsaw Pact
• Warsaw Pact carry out military drills on eastern German border
• Warsaw letter
• Warsaw Pact invade with 500,000 troops

Question 3

Impacts

Answer 3

• 100 killed
• 500 wounded
• Dubcek arrested 18 years in prison
• West do nothing due to M.A.D. and spheres of influence
• Brezhnev Doctrine launched
• Sino - Soviet split