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The Prague Spring

The 1968 reforms in Czechoslovakia under Dubcek, the Soviet invasion by the Warsaw Pact, and the Brezhnev Doctrine that followed.

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The Prague Spring 🌱

Czechoslovakia was a communist satellite state. In 1968 its new leader, Alexander Dubcek, brought in reforms known as the Prague Spring: more freedom of speech, less censorship and more democracy. Brezhnev feared the changes would spread, so Warsaw Pact tanks invaded and crushed them.

Words for the reforms 🔑

Learn these four terms before you judge the Prague Spring.

The reforms and the response 🆚

Dubcek offered change; the Soviet Union answered with force.

Grade 9 thinking 💡

To reach the top grades, assess why the Prague Spring was crushed, and compare it with the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 to show a clear Soviet pattern.

Match the name to its role 🔗

  • Alexander Dubcek
  • Brezhnev
  • the Warsaw Pact
  • the Brezhnev Doctrine
  • the reforming leader of Czechoslovakia
  • the Soviet leader who ordered the invasion
  • the military alliance whose tanks invaded
  • the claim that the USSR could intervene in satellites

Match the term to its meaning 🧩

  • satellite state
  • censorship
  • reform
  • Cold War
  • a country controlled by the Soviet Union
  • the control of what people can say or print
  • a change made to improve something
  • a rivalry of tension without direct war

Why crush it? ❓

Why did the Soviet Union crush the Prague Spring?

  • It feared the reforms would spread to other satellite states.
  • It wanted to open trade with the West.
  • It wanted to help Dubcek reform faster.

The reforms of Dubcek ✅

Select the TWO reforms of the Prague Spring.

  • More freedom of speech.
  • Less censorship.
  • More Soviet tanks.
  • Tighter one-party control.

Order the Prague Spring 🪜

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Summarise the Prague Spring 📝

Czechoslovakia was a Soviet _____ state. In 1968 _____ led the Prague Spring, easing _____ and allowing more freedom. _____ sent in Warsaw Pact tanks to crush it, then announced the Brezhnev _____.

satellite Dubcek censorship Brezhnev Doctrine Nagy Hungary democracy communism tanks

Count the years 🔢

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Spot the two reforms 🖍️

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Reform or response? 🧭

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Assess the Prague Spring ✍️

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