WorksheetsThe Prague Spring
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who was ruler of Communist Czechoslovakia in 1967?
Brezhnev
Novotny
Dubcek
Stalin
Which one of these was NOT a reason for unrest in Czechoslovakia in 1968?
High employment
High unemployment
Government repression
No freedom of speech
In which Czechoslovak city did unrest first begin?
Madrid
Budapest
Warsaw
Prague
Which social group first helped to organise demonstrations against Soviet rule?
The elderly
Soldiers
Students
The middle classes
Who became leader of Czechoslovakia in Jan 1968?
Stalin
Nagy
Dubcek
Kennedy
Dubcek claimed he wanted to create a new style of communism called...
Communism with a human face
Communism with a robot face
Communism with a cat's face
Communism with a emoji face
Who was Soviet leader in 1968?
Lenin
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Stalin
What did Dubcek promise NOT to do?
Trade with the USA
Execute opponents
Trade with Yugoslavia
Leave the Warsaw Pact
Who did Dubcek invite to Czechoslovakia for a meeting?
Tito - Leader of Yugoslavia
Kennedy - American President
Margaret Thatcher
Brezhnev - Leader of the Soviet Union
How did Brezhnev respond to the Prague Spring?
Invaded with 500,000 NATO troops
Invaded with 500,000 Warsaw Pact troops
What did Brezhnev's policy become known as?
Truman doctrine
De-Stalinisation
Brezhnev Doctrine
What did the USA do in response to Brezhnev's actions?
Called a Summit at Camp David
Conducted massive military exercises in Austria
Nothing
What happened to Dubcek after the Prague Spring?
He was executed
He was sent to be a clerk at a woodyard
He was sent to a gulag but released in 1973
How did Communist Albania react to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia?
They staged an uprising
They supplied more troops to the Warsaw Pact
They left the Warsaw Pact
They made new trade deals with Iran
Did the Prague Spring make relations between the USA and USSR worse or better?
Worse
Better
