Czechoslovakia 1968 by https://padlet.com/mkrebser2014/c57augciw5mq Group 3 en-us 2018-11-08 16:36:17 UTC 2018-11-12 01:08:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Issues and Objectives mkrebser2014 https://padlet.com/mkrebser2014/c57augciw5mq/wish/302176789 "The Czechoslovakia was in a limited but significant democratization process (189)" The Czech was in the process of reform known as Prague Spring, which includes declaration of freedom and expression and organization. 
 
The Soviets didn’t like the idea of reform because past events showed further reformist leading to rebellion against Moscow leadership in the Eastern bloc in Hungary in 1956 (Office of the Historian). 
 
The result of this act leads Soviet leaders of Russia, East Germany, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria to invade Czechoslovakia on August 20th, 1968 armed with almost 300,000 troops (190). 
 
 
 
Department, State. “Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia, 1968.” U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of State, history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/soviet-invasion-czechoslavkia.
 
 
]]> 2018-11-08 16:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mkrebser2014/c57augciw5mq/wish/302176789 Opponent Group(s) mkrebser2014 https://padlet.com/mkrebser2014/c57augciw5mq/wish/302177100 Soviet leaders/military -Russia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and East Germany (190) Moscow was leading the charge into Czechoslovakia with these superpowers at their side. 
 
Leonid Brezhnez-leader of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1964-1982 
 
Soviet KGB (state police)- kidnapped head of Communist party in Czech Alexander Dubcek, Prime Minister Oldrich Cernik, President of National Assembly Josef Smrkovsky and the President of the National Front Frantisek Kriegel (195).
 
]]> 2018-11-08 16:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mkrebser2014/c57augciw5mq/wish/302177100 Nonviolent Struggle Group aminton2019 https://padlet.com/mkrebser2014/c57augciw5mq/wish/302356532 Czechoslovak writers practiced passive resistance and radio broadcasters used their voices to encourage listeners to do the same, "courageous and dignified but calm" (191).

The Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (193) Czechoslovak Police(193) Czechoslovak Communist Party (196) Factory workers (202) all did what their organization could to disturb efforts of Soviets. 

Demonstrators took to the streets in Prague, Bratislava, and other cities (202), while students help 4 day long sit ins (202), Eastern Bohemia villagers took a stand against the Soviet military by forming a human blockade (192).  ]]> 2018-11-08 22:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mkrebser2014/c57augciw5mq/wish/302356532 Third Parties aminton2019 https://padlet.com/mkrebser2014/c57augciw5mq/wish/302360092 Prague Radio announced that Warsaw and Soviet troops had invaded the country and asked citizens to remain calm. (190)

Czechoslovak radio encourages listeners to use passive resistance, to not use weapons and violence, but to "do nothing, refuse to do anything at all." (192) 

Czechoslovak police used their authority to disperse anti Soviet leaflets. (193)

14th Party Congress held secret meetings where they demanded the release of all political prisoners or else a strike would take place. (196) ]]> 2018-11-08 22:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mkrebser2014/c57augciw5mq/wish/302360092 General Situation zvanbommel2015 https://padlet.com/mkrebser2014/c57augciw5mq/wish/303076174 1968 the Czechoslovak Communist Party were in the process of democratizing the government. In efforts to shut down the Czech democratization reform, communist leaders of the Soviet Union organized a land invasion of Czechoslovakia that included half a million Warsaw Pact troops to restore communist dicipline(189-191). The invasion was immediately met with nationwide resistance in the form of nonviolent defiance and passivity.  

Sharp, Gene. Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice, and 21st Century Potential. Boston, MA: Extending Horizons Books, 2007.

]]> 2018-11-12 01:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mkrebser2014/c57augciw5mq/wish/303076174 Dependency Balances zvanbommel2015 https://padlet.com/mkrebser2014/c57augciw5mq/wish/303076465 The Soviet Union's main reason for invading Czechoslovakia was to stop efforts of democratization and further push communism in what had once been regarded as one of the most hard-line communist regimes and a soviet  stronghold. However, the invasion met resistance. The Soviet Union's invading control neither solidified a cooperative government or people (195). Without the compliance of the Czechs, the Soviet Union had little choice but to begin negotiations with Czech leaders (197).

Sharp, Gene. Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice, and 21st Century Potential. Boston, MA: Extending Horizons Books, 2007.

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