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 Hungarian Uprising of 1956
The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979
The Berlin Crisis of 1961
Question 2
What was the immediate reaction of the Czechoslovak government to the invasion as described by Dubcek?
They called for a United Nations intervention.
They immediately surrendered to the Warsaw Pact forces.
They appealed to citizens to remain calm and not resist the armed forces.
They ordered a full military response against the invading forces.
Question 3
According to Dubcek, how did the invasion contradict the principles of socialist countries?
It was an act of aggression by non-socialist countries.
It was done without the knowledge of the Czechoslovak leadership and violated norms of international law.
It was a capitalist intervention in a socialist state.
It was a unilateral decision by the Soviet Union without consulting other socialist states.
Question 4
Which of the following best describes the context of the Fourteenth Party Congress mentioned by Dubcek?
It was an international conference to negotiate the end of the Cold War.
It was a summit for Warsaw Pact members to discuss military strategies.
It was a gathering of European Communist parties to address economic issues.
It was a meeting of the CPCz that was to discuss reforms in Czechoslovakia.
Question 5
The invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 was a direct response to which of the following?
The liberalizing reforms of the Prague Spring
The signing of a non-aggression pact with West Germany
Czechoslovakia's attempt to leave the Warsaw Pact
The establishment of a multi-party system in Czechoslovakia
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