Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
GPTKB entity
Properties (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military invasion
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
increased_repression_in_Czechoslovakia
|
| gptkbp:context |
gptkb:Prague_Spring
|
| gptkbp:date |
August 20, 1968
|
| gptkbp:established |
Warsaw_Pact_countries
|
| gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse |
approximately 1,000
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
legacy of dissent
influence on future uprisings impact_on_Soviet_policy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
|
| gptkbp:internationalCooperation |
support_from_communist_countries
condemnation_by_the_West |
| gptkbp:isSetIn |
protests
passive resistance diplomatic appeals |
| gptkbp:keyFigures |
gptkb:Willy_Brandt
gptkb:Richard_Nixon gptkb:Leonid_Brezhnev gptkb:Jan_Palach Gustáv Husák Alexander Dubček Ludvik Svoboda |
| gptkbp:localGovernment |
political repression
political purges increased surveillance increased censorship arrests of activists political trials control of media suppression of protests emigration of dissidents dissolution of political parties exile of opposition leaders suppression of free speech state propaganda efforts hardline faction restructuring of government institutions control of education reformist faction repression of intellectuals dissolution of reforms repression of civil society restoration of strict control state security forces involvement communist_government influence_on_Eastern_Bloc_politics |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
|
| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Hungary gptkb:Poland gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:East_Germany |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
television broadcasts
newspaper articles extensive international media coverage |
| gptkbp:numberOfTeams |
approximately 200,000
approximately 5,000 |
| gptkbp:operations |
gptkb:Operation_Danube
|
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:end_of_Prague_Spring
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Cold_War_tensions
|