AP Success - AP European History: Prague Spring & Warsaw Pact Invasion
Statement issued by Alexander Dubeck, First Secretary fo the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, August 21, 1968"Yesterday, August 20, 1968, around 11:00 p.m., the armies of the Soviet Union, of the Polish People's Republic, of the German Democratic Republic, the Hungarian Peoples Republic, and the Bulgarian Peoples Republic crossed the borders of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. It happened without the knowledge of the President of the Republic, of the Chairman of the National Assembly, of the Prime Minister and of the First Secretary of the Central Committee of CPCz, and of all these organs. The Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPCz was meeting in these hours and was discussing the preparations for the Fourteenth Party Congress. The Presidium appeals to all citizens of our Republic to keep calm and not to resist the armed forces moving in. Therefore neither our army, security forces or the People's Militias have been ordered to defend the country. The Presidium believes that this act contradicts not only all principles of relations between socialist countries but also the basic norms of international law."
Question 1
Which event is Alexander Dubcek describing in the provided statement?
The Berlin Crisis of 1961
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979
The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968
The Hungarian Uprising of 1956
Question 2
What was the immediate reaction of the Czechoslovak government to the invasion as described by Dubcek?
They ordered a full military response against the invading forces.
They appealed to citizens to remain calm and not resist the armed forces.
They immediately surrendered to the Warsaw Pact forces.
They called for a United Nations intervention.
Question 3
According to Dubcek, how did the invasion contradict the principles of socialist countries?
It was a unilateral decision by the Soviet Union without consulting other socialist states.
It was a capitalist intervention in a socialist state.
It was done without the knowledge of the Czechoslovak leadership and violated norms of international law.
It was an act of aggression by non-socialist countries.
Question 4
Which of the following best describes the context of the Fourteenth Party Congress mentioned by Dubcek?
It was a meeting of the CPCz that was to discuss reforms in Czechoslovakia.
It was a gathering of European Communist parties to address economic issues.
It was a summit for Warsaw Pact members to discuss military strategies.
It was an international conference to negotiate the end of the Cold War.
Question 5
The invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 was a direct response to which of the following?
The establishment of a multi-party system in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia's attempt to leave the Warsaw Pact
The signing of a non-aggression pact with West Germany
The liberalizing reforms of the Prague Spring
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