Czechoslovakia

Question 1

what was life like in the 1960s

Answer 1

life in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s

It was Communist country

People were disappointed by their standards of living

The people wanted to vote freely

All aspects of media highly controlled

The public feared the secret police

People started to protest

Question 2

what did the new leader Alex Dubcek introduce

Answer 2

Alexander Dubcek became the new leader of the Czech Communist Party.

• He proposed a policy of “socialism with a human face”.
• He introduced several reforms.
  These reforms became known as the Prague Spring

Question 3

list some reforms from the Prague Spring

Answer 3

increased living standards
end of press censorship
free elections
opposition parties allowed at elections
freedom to travel abroad
less state involvement in everyday life
plans to increase trade with the West(USA)