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68.77.89 Curriculum

Czechoslovakia's Peaceful Transition from Communist Rule to Democracy

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    • 1968: Life Under Communism, Warsaw Pact Invasion, Exile
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    • 1989: Student Protests, Velvet Revolution, Democracy
    • Legacy: Lasting Impact, Global Influence
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1968: Life Under Communism, Warsaw Pact Invasion, Exile

The 1968 Prague Spring was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II. Photo © 1968 Paul…

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1977: Artists’ Censorship, Samizdat, Charter 77, Persecution

Charter 77 was an informal civic initiative in communist Czechoslovakia from 1976 to 1992, named after the document Charter 77 created in January, 1977.

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1989: Student Protests, Velvet Revolution, Democracy

The 1989 Velvet Revolution was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from November 17 to December 29, 1989. Photo © ČTK/Khol Pavel

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Legacy: Lasting Impact, Global Influence

The Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 crushed the Prague Spring reforms and resulted in the installation of a hard-line regime that stymied development in all fields for…

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