Coup in Czechoslovakia, 1948
- A Soviet led Czechoslovakian Communist party took over power in 1948
- Use of force (Jan Masaryk was killed)
- Supported militarily and economically by the USSR
- Was seen as a major threat to spread of communism in Europe
"Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first by Hitler and then by Stalin."
- Madeleine Albright
- Madeleine Albright
Fun Fact
Now 90% of the people in the Czech Republic have completed high school which is the highest in EU.
Subjunctive Question
If America had made Czechoslovakia democratic would they spread of communism have been less dramatic?
Summary
After being taken over by Hitler in WWII, Czechoslovaki was taken over by Russia and was thought of as a communist threat in the spread of communism by the US.