Question

Fill in the blanks to complete the passage about the 1968 "Prague Spring."

The events of the “Prague Spring” began when a liberal communist government came to power in –. The leader of this government,–, advocated reforms such as political debate and – freedom. Student organizations, the press, and – supported these reforms. When the government attempted to – the Communist party, the leader of the Soviet Union ordered tanks sent into Prague. Afterward, Soviet diplomats articulated a policy known as the – Doctrine, which stated that no socialist state could adopt policies endangering the interests of international socialism, and that the– could intervene in the domestic affairs of any Soviet-bloc nation if communist rule was threatened.

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Answer 1

The events of the “Prague Spring” began when a liberal communist government came to power in Czechoslovakia. The leader of this government, Alexander Dubček, advocated reforms such as political debate and academic freedom. Student organizations, the press, and dissidents supported these reforms. When the government attempted to democratize the Communist party, the leader of the Soviet Union ordered tanks sent into Prague. Afterward, Soviet diplomats articulated a policy known as the Brezhnev Doctrine, which stated that no socialist state could adopt policies endangering the interests of international socialism, and that the Soviet Union could intervene in the domestic affairs of any Soviet-bloc nation if communist rule was threatened.