The Prague Spring Reforms

Question 1

What does ‘Prague spring’ refer to ?

Answer 1

A series of remote introduced by Dubcek in the spring of 1968

Question 2

What did the Czech call the reforms ?

Answer 2

Socialism with a human face

Question 3

What did Dubcek want to do ?

Answer 3

Remain a donated communist but he wanted to remove the communist parties worst features to better the state

Question 4

What are the five reforms he made ?

Answer 4

• greater politics freedom
• 10 year program of political change, democratic elections
• reduced power of the secret police
• removal of travel restrictions
• creation of works councils

Question 5

Elaborate on the 10 year political program?

Answer 5

• it aimed to bring about political change by
  1. Democratic elections
  2. Multi party state
  3. Create new forms of democratic socialism
  Aim: to give the people of Czechoslovakia grater say in the running of the country

Question 6

Expand on the reduction of secret police’s power ?

Answer 6

• he reduced the amount of power the secret police held which had previously allowed them to imprison without trial

Question 7

Expand on the removal of travel restrictions?

Answer 7

• removal of travel restrictions
  AND!
• fresh contact with the west such as trade with west Germany

Question 8

Expand on the creation of works councils ?

Answer 8

• these acted to represent the workforce to improve working conditions in factories and increase the rights for members of trade unions

Question 9

Expand on greater political freedom ?

Answer 9

1. free speech
2. abolition of press censorship
3. By march 1968 newspapers were printing uncensored discussions of both political and social problems
4. converge of news on Czech radio and television became fuller
5. communist party leaders were criticized openly aswell as corruption being exposed