Why did the Soviet Union invade Czechoslovakia in the first place?

1968, the Central Committee of Czechoslovakia initiated the political system reform called Prague Spring. But in the Soviet Union's view, this reform is to please the Soviet Union for control. In order to better control the eastern European countries, the Soviet Union decided to intervene in the Czech Republic by armed means.

1968, the newly elected alexander dubcek of Czechoslovakia carried out the political democratization movement. However, the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union thought that Czechoslovakia had gone too far as a member of the Warsaw Pact, and the two sides argued fiercely without any results.

On August 2 1, tens of thousands of troops and 2000 tanks from Warsaw Pact countries invaded and occupied Czechoslovakia. In the first few weeks, the soldiers of the occupation army were protested, but the resistance was limited.

The following year, the resistance gradually disappeared, dubcek was dismissed, the reform plan was revoked, and Czechoslovakia formed a government that was more obedient to the Soviet Union.

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1968 10. In March and October, the reformist dubcek was elected as the first secretary and swoboda was elected president. After dubcek took office, he vigorously carried out economic and political reforms, reorganized the Central Presidium and Secretariat, and replaced important people who opposed the reform.

In April, the Central Plenary Session in communist party, Czech Republic adopted a program of action, stressing that Czechoslovakia is at a new turning point and "a new socialist social model that is very democratic and suitable for Czechoslovakia must be established".

It also proposes to establish a federal state, develop alliances and cooperation with socialist countries such as the Soviet Union, and develop mutually beneficial relations with other countries. Western news agencies said that there was an active situation of "Prague Spring" in the country.

The Prague Spring incident led to people's disappointment with the Soviet model, made people realize the reality that socialism under the control of the Soviet Union does not allow democracy to exist, and on the other hand, made China's willingness to improve its relations with the United States and confront the threat of the Soviet Union stronger and stronger.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Prague Spring