Re- Establishing Soviet Control

Question 1

Who invaded Czechoslovakia and when ?

Answer 1

Thousands of soviet backed troops form Bulgaria, east Germany, Hungary and Poland
20-22 August 1968 these forces enter Czechoslovakia

Question 2

How did Czechoslovakian protestors react ?

Answer 2

Angrily
- Some threw petrols bombs at soviet tanks as they moved through Prague
- Building where set on fire
- Barricades set up on streets to slow soviet troops
- some students climbed onto the tanks and began to argue with the soviet invaders
- students tore down street signs to confuse the soviet invaders

Question 3

What did anti soviet broadcasters do ?

Answer 3

They stay on air moving from one place to another

Question 4

How did the Czech army teact?

Answer 4

They did nothing
There was little armed resistance although there was domestic uproar and protests
Fewer than 100 people died

Question 5

What happened to Dubcek ?

Answer 5

Him and other leads were arrested and taken to Moscow
Forced to accept the end of the Czech movement towards Democracy

Question 6

What happened over the next few years ?

Answer 6

Hard line communists officials replaced the reforming Czechoslovakian leaders