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The Prague Spring 1968
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05/19/2009

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When did the Czech government decide to limit investment to concentrate on certain key areas - a policy which led to economic downturn?
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1962
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When was the third Five Year Plan abandoned?
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1962
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What did Swain and Swain say about the state of Czechoslovakia before the Uprising?
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"The ghosts of the '50s had not yet been laid to rest" - Swain and Swain
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When did the Writer's Union rehabilitate the works of Kafka, starting the 'revolt of the intellectuals'?
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1963
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When was Novotný replaced by Dubček?
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late 1967
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When did Dubček publish his Action Programme?
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April 10th 1968
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What was the name of the document published by 60 leading intellectuals which called on Dubček to continue reform?
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"The Two Thousand Words"
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When did the Warsaw Pact countries order he Czech Communist Party to re-assert control of the media and other non-communist organisations?
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July 15th 1968
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When did the Soviet leadership announce its will to prepare "extrême measures" to crush Dubček's reformism?
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July 19th 1968
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When did Warsaw Pact troops enter Czechoslovakia?
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the night of August 20th-21st
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How many tanks occupied Czechoslovakia?
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Between 5,000 and 7,000
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How many Czechs died in the Uprising?
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72
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How many Czechs fled Czechoslovakia after the Uprising?
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300,000
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