HIST 1002 Lecture Notes - Goulash Communism, New Economic Mechanism, Nonviolent Resistance
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Next week"s bibliography assignment: draft thesis statement. Czechoslovakia: dogmatic and resilient stalinism, antonin novotny, de-stalinisation denounced, much slower process than in poland, new constitution, centralization. Ongoing debate on whether centralization of powers should be allowed. People complain about economic changes due to not seeing any effect. Forces novotny out: less radical than novotny. Tries to change the system from inside: dubcek launches action plan , increases freedom of press and speech, move towards democracy, tries to increase standard of living by focusing on consumer products. Romania and albania: only 100 casualties. Czechoslovakia prague spring: czechoslovak communist party aims to democratize, soviet invasion of czechoslovakia: 20 august 1968, non-violent resistance, no military response on the part of czechoslovakia. The 1968 soviet invasion: dubcek removed and replaced by gustav husak, remains the leader until 1989, what were the goals of the soviet invasion, wanted to set an example to other soviet bloc counties.
