Czechoslovakia and the Prague Spring Quiz

What was one of the main reasons for the growing opposition to Soviet control in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s?

• Economic decline

• Military expansion

• Cultural differences

• Religious conflicts

Who was elected in 1968 and trusted by Soviet leadership to make the government of Czechoslovakia more effective?

• Alexander Dubcek

• Antonin Novotny

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Tito

How many troops entered Czechoslovakia to end the Prague Spring?

• 500,000

• 100,000

• 50,000

• 1,000,000

Which country's leader refused to accept control from Moscow, causing concern for Brezhnev?

• Yugoslavia

• Poland

• Hungary

• East Germany

What did Dubcek assure Moscow regarding Czechoslovakia's status?

• It would remain in the Warsaw Pact

• It would leave the Warsaw Pact

• It would join NATO

• It would become neutral

What did the Prague Spring reforms include?

• Amendments to the constitution

• Military expansion

• Economic isolation

• Cultural restrictions

Who was arrested and taken to Moscow during the events described?

• Gustav Husak

• Alexander Dubcek

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Nikita Khrushchev

What was the main reason the Soviet Union intervened in Czechoslovakia?

• To promote democracy

• To prevent a member of the Warsaw Pact from leaving

• To support economic reforms

• To establish a new government

Who replaced Dubcek as the leader of Czechoslovakia in 1969?

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Gustav Husak

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

What doctrine did Brezhnev outline following the Prague Spring?

• Truman Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

• Brezhnev Doctrine

• Eisenhower Doctrine