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Tag: Czechoslovakia

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5th January 1968: Prague Spring begins in Czechoslovakia

5th January 2019
Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Czechoslovakia, Dubček, Prague Spring, Soviet Union, USSR, Warsaw Pact

On the 5^th January 1968, the Prague Spring began when Alexander Dubček became the new First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.

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29th September 1938: Munich Conference agrees annexation of Sudetenland

29th September 2018
Tagged as: Appeasement, Britain, Chamberlain, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hitler, Italy, Mussolini, Second World War

On the 29^th September 1938, Adolf Hitler, Neville Chamberlain, Benito Mussolini and Édouard Daladier reached an agreement on the Nazi annexation of the Sudetenland areas of Czechoslovakia.

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20th August 1968: Warsaw Pact troops invade to end the Prague Spring

20th August 2018
Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Czechoslovakia, Invasion, Military, Poland, Revolution, USSR

At around 11pm on the 20^th August 1968, troops from the USSR, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary entered Czechoslovakia in an invasion that brought the Prague Spring to an end.